即身仏

Reading

Kana: そくしんぶつ

Romaji: sokushinbutsu

Definition

noun

1

monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification

Kanji

即

Readings: ソク、 つ.く、 つ.ける、 すなわ.ち

Meanings: instant, namely, as is, conform, agree, adapt

身

Readings: シン、 み

Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life

仏

Readings: ブツ、 フツ、 ほとけ

Meanings: Buddha, the dead, France