Sokushinbutsu

Warning: This post contains images that some may find disturbing. Until it was outlawed as a form of assisted suicide, hundreds of Buddhist monks attempted to become Sokushinbutsu (Buddha in the flesh or Buddha in this body) through self-mummification. About 24 were successful. Their remains date from the 12th to the 20th century. It is … Continue reading Sokushinbutsu →

Hiroo Onoda

March 9, 1974 in Lubang, Phillippines... Retired Major Yoshimi Taniguchi of the Japanese Imperial Army flew to Lubang to officially relieve Second Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda of his duties and encourage his surrender to President of the Philippines, Ferdinand E. Marcos. Hiroo had been sent to Lubang to fight in 1944. In September of 1945, after … Continue reading Hiroo Onoda →