[Buddha-l] Extreme practice

[Christopher Fynn]

The Theravada vipassana teacher Anagarika Munindra who lived in Bodhgaya 
told me that, when the Tibetan refugees first arrived in India, he 
several times saw Tibetans at the Mahabodhi stupa hold fingers up and 
burn them as offerings, like offering butter lamps.

Other fairly extreme forms of practice include Tibetan pilgrims going 
right across Tibet and round Mt Kailash doing full length prostrations 
all the way.

- Chris

Alex Wilding wrote:

> If I remember correctly, Jigten Sumgon was supposed to have done this.

> All the best
> Alex Wilding
> Blog: http://chagchen.org /

>> Erik Hoogcarspel
>> No, but I remember stories told by Akong Rche about old Tibetan monks
>> burning their fingers off.
>