Self-Mummification is a very interesting topic. I know there are several books available on the subject in Japanese and one in Italian, but up until now there have been no books on the subject in English. I just recently found a book that is being published on the subject in English entitled "Living Buddhas: The Self-Mummified Monks of Yamagata, Japan". I have been waiting for this one for a while. If you all are as interested in this subject as I am, here is a link to the new book: http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7...

I also have some interesting pictures of these monks at the following site: http://sites.google.com/site/selfmummifiedmonks/

Self-Mummification is a very interesting topic. I know there are several books available on the subject in Japanese and one in Italian, but up until now there have been no books on the subject in English. I just recently found a book that is being published on the subject in English entitled "Living Buddhas: The Self-Mummified Monks of Yamagata, Japan". I have been waiting for this one for a while. If you all are as interested in this subject as I am, here is a link to the new book: http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-4880-7.

I also have some interesting pictures of these monks at the following site: http://sites.google.com/site/selfmummifiedmonks/