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sokushinbutsu

Pronunciation: /ˌsɒkuʃɪnˈbʊtsuː/

The English word “sokushinbutsu” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A Buddhist monk observing austerity to the point of death and mummification.

Etymology

From Japanese 即身仏 (そくしんぶつ, sokushinbutsu, literally “Buddha immediately [turning into] his body”).

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