Why did these monks in Japan choose to mummify themselves? The sacred mountains of Yamagata are home to 13 sokushinbutsu, who are believed to be in a state of deep meditation between life and death.

In the fall of 742, a Japanese emissary invited Jianzhen to lecture in Japan, and the monk agreed (although some of his disciples were displeased). But the crossing did not succeed.

For Ryushun Kusanagi, Buddhism is more than a religion, as it can serve as a philosophy of life to cope with modern daily life. On the other side of the screen appears a Buddhist monk. He appears ...

These 17th century monks chose to slowly mummify themselves over a decade to achieve enlightenment...all so they could help ...

The first Japanese recorded to have set foot in Tibet was a monk, in 1900, seeking a purer version of Buddhism than the one in his homeland.

Shukubo: The Japanese temples where you can sleep alongside monks (Credit: John S Lander/LightRocket via Getty Images) There is perhaps no more immersive spiritual experience in Japan than ...

Dedicated Japanese monks spent years going through the horrifying process of turning themselves into mummies whilst they were still alive, mimicking a ninth-century monk named Kūkai ...

As in the photo, it is very rare Japanese monks looking for donations wear orange they wear black, they do not sell anything, they stand near perfectly still with a bowl in one hand and either a bell ...

Japanese monk's scroll encouraged followers to respect a pivotal figure in Buddhism. BY LISA ROTONDO-MCCORD | Curator of Asian Art, NOMA; May 13, 2024 May 13, 2024; 1 min to read.