News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Monks Who Spent Years Turning Themselves into Mummies While Alive. Parent comment

Re:Monks Who Spent Years Turning Themselves into Mummies Whi... by Mikeb85 on Monday October 10, 2016 @01:32AM (#12675247)
> Whereas Daoists will break their legs and suck the marrow out of their bones, or chop their arm off to show they are sincere about learning.

Interested to find out more about this... Any links?

Guess it's kind of like Hinduism, you think it's all vegetarianism and non-violence, then you discover there's gurus engaging in human sacrifice and black magic.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Monks Who Spent Years Turning Themselves into Mummies Whi... by ktRolster on Monday October 10, 2016 @02:54AM (#12675493)
There's strangely little information about it on the internet about it, I don't know why. I recommend going to the library for some paper books. "Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits." Might be a good book to start with, although it's not just about Taoism.
[ Parent | on HN ]