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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/bland_dad on 2024-11-11 04:25:02+00:00.

Original Title: TIL of ‘Sokushinbutsu’, ascetic Japanese buddhist monks who practiced self-mummification; they would prepare for death by eating a diet rich in pine needles and resin, paired with severe dehydration, until they ‘hardened’ in place.