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Monks would subsist on pine needles, resins and seeds, slowly eliminating all body fat.
Liquid intake would be slowly stopped, dehydrating the body and organs.
They would die whilst sitting in a pose of meditation, their bodies now naturally preserved.
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CW: These photos show real mummified monks in Northern Japan.
Sokushinbutsu (即身仏) is the practice of monks observing asceticism to the point of death and entering mummification while alive.
The process took around 3000 days and involved a diet called 'mokujiki' (木食 'eating trees').