sokushinbutsu
Meanings
noun
- A Buddhist monk observing austerity to the point of death and mummification.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Japanese 即身仏 (そくしんぶつ, sokushinbutsu, literally “Buddha immediately [turning into] his body”).
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