The Mummy at Nangaku Temple · A Historical Short Story About the Death of Tetsuryukai (1816-1878)

The Mummy at Nangaku Temple · A Historical Short Story About the Death of Tetsuryukai (1816-1878)
Authors
Jeremiah, Ken
Date
2013-01-20T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.15 MB
Lang
en
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The Mummy at Nangaku Temple is a historical short story about a self-mummified monk from Yamagata, Japan who died in 1878. It is written by Ken Jeremiah, author of Living Buddhas: The Self-Mummified Monks of Yamagata, Japan, the only book of its kind in English. Both terrifying and informative, this tale highlights the generally imperceptible border between life and death. It is a true horror story revealing the incredible life and death of a monk determined to mummify himself.