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Buddhist mummies Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 03:06:10 c2c455 No.587115

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_mummies

>Buddhist mummies, also called flesh body bodhisattvas, full body sariras, or living buddhas (Sokushinbutsu) refer to the bodies of Buddhist monks and nuns that remain incorrupt, without any traces of deliberate mummification. These are venerated by some Buddhists who believe they successfully were able to mortify their flesh to death.[1] The practice to purposely make undecomposed bodies is seen as controversial and contradictory to the Buddhist belief in impermanence. Many were destroyed or lost to history.[2] In 2015, the Hungarian Natural History Museum found a Buddhist mummy inside a statue of Buddha.[3]

How do these bodies not rot?

Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 03:10:04 66c517 No.587117

>>587115

What's with the sunglasses?

Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 03:11:48 31395c No.587118

>>587115

>How do these bodies not rot?

Because they're in the Himalayas. Arid climates aren't conducive to rot. Dry, cold air = dehydrated corpse.

Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 03:25:36 ef5839 No.587126

>>587118

Thank you, science side of /christian/

Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 03:29:07 33942f No.587129

>>587115

>>587126

Also, the Japanese ones basically drank embalming fluid.

Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 03:29:25 a4aeb7 No.587130

>>587115

Because of their habits that effect the digestive track (such as fasting, vegetarianism, etc. ) and environment.

Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 03:29:47 8ff263 No.587132

>>587118

That mummy from the picture was a Thai monk. And that place is blazing hot and humid.

>>587115

From what I have see, they do but very slowly. Sokushinbutsu practise is to achieve that when still alive and they do through special diet and aim to pass away during meditation. The pic related was also passed away during meditation. As per the belief and your post itself.

>These are venerated by "some" Buddhists

>controversial and contradictory to the Buddhist belief in impermanence.

Maybe the devils work or accidental sorcery is at hand. Maybe it is the another one of those natural mysteries.

Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 04:00:35 5e508d No.587162

>>587115

That is the best Fallout Cosplay I have seen.

Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 05:13:08 59e85f No.587208

>>587117

I would guess so their hollow mummified eye sockets don't offend.

Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 05:54:21 0f6cf9 No.587227

>>587115

https://www.livescience.com/38504-incan-child-mummies-lives-revealed.html

The Inca mummies are 500 years old.

Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 05:58:22 f4b63d No.587231

>>587117

Huge Corey Hart fans.

Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 07:36:25 1ea98b No.587260

I guess I might as well ask here: What happens to people that heard about Christianity, but for one reason or another were dissuaded from it and live otherwise good lives under another religion? Like I'm sure some Buddhist monks have heard of Christianity but clearly chose Buddhism. Do they get the hell treatment regardless?

Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 07:43:09 7f2efd No.587265

>>587260

Is going to heaven/hell dependent on how "good" a person you are? If it was then we'd all be in hell, because we all deserve it.

Yes, theyre in hell for rejecting Christ

Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 12:48:51 18e89d No.587314

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>>587115

Bogs do the same thing, it also pleases the elder powers. The bog purifies the land and its creatures by leaving behind deadends.

Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 14:54:01 7780ac No.587333

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>>587115

>How do these bodies not rot?

Are you lookin at the same image I'm lookin at buddy? Cuz he looks pretty rotten to me.

Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 15:18:51 9e228e No.587338

>>587260

Please dont torture yourself with the opinions of chanposters, ask a real clergyman

also they take a special diet for years so they dont decompose

Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 16:56:10 ab09ce No.587359

>>587231

Underrated.

Christanon 01/11/18 (Thu) 17:09:30 9e3d25 No.587361

Diet, mostly. They kill their gut flora, lose as much body fat as possible and "enrich" as much of the water in their cells as possible with preservative chemicals. They also kill their skin flora and enrich their skin in a similar manner with salves and baths.