I first learned about this from Inuyasha, a major villain named Hakurei was a monk who volunteered to be buried alive as a human sacrifice, but as he died, he realized he didn't want to go through with it, and his resentment of how the villagers he wanted to help were praying for his death kept him bound to earth as an angry spirit.
I mean that feels like blaming others for your own mistakes... "Ok Hakurei, and what could we have done differently?" "Destroyed the village for cheering me on" "No"
As someone who grew up in a Buddhist family, we did learn a lot about enduring pain and self sacrificing, nowhere near the same extent but it’s kinda the core mindset lol it’s interesting to see what the extreme of that mindset looks like lol Thank you for another great video!
I think in Japan, there is a culture to, to a certain extent, glorify self-death. A lot of classic literature talks about self-death. Life is seen as a suffering in many Buddhist teachings, and death (and reaching nirvana) an escape from suffering. Maybe this culture is in other countries too, but living in Japan for 14 years now, I do feel that "death" is really glorified. Too bad people don't really talk too much about euthanasia, because on the surface, people pretend like we need to value life and "life is heavier than the earth".
I feel even by Buddhist standards Japanese Buddhism is too comfortable with death, to the point that Japanese Buddhism has at times it overwritten other Buddhist teachings like non-violence.
I remember learning that the Catholic Church didn’t make self-death a mortal sin until about the 1200s or so. I kinda wonder if Europe would be similar to Japan in that regard if that terrifying “all bad forever” idea wasn’t introduced. (Like, it seems like the religious deterrent given with Buddhism was a lesser “super-demotion for a limited time,” which is why I was thinking of the differences between the two cultures surrounding inciting your own Game Over.)
The whole world in average glorify it. Christianity is built on the idea of sacrifice where Jesus die for people's sins. Martyrdom is very common in Islam as well. We always talk about sacrificing ourselves to our country or for the well-being of our loved ones. Someone taking their own life is a sin unless they are doing it for their country.
@VTPPGLVR As gloomy as the Catholic church's view of humanity might be, I wouldn't say that it is "all bad forever." After all, one of the central tenets of the church, Catholic and other denominations, is the forgiveness of sins and that salvation and forgiveness come through prayer and observing tenets. It seems to me, and I am speaking here as an outsider, that Japan's honor system is so rigid that redemption is unthinkable if you do something wrong. If you look at Seppuku, it is always done with the express purpose of restoring honor, either to an individual or for their family, and exists as an atonement for a prior shameful action. Martyrdom in Christianity, especially in Catholicism, does not come about as an act of atonement for a shameful action but is simply giving up your flesh for love of God.
having been burned very badly and had a drowning experience....drowning is actually an incredibly painful experience on top of terrifying. nothing quite like not being able to make a sound at all for help while people around you laugh, oblivious, until you fall unconscious. but i remember it being very very painful. and i remained in pain for several days after in recovery as well (i got pretty sick after too from a lung infection from it which was also awful). for burning? well...i have the super power of nerve damage. fire cannot hurt the dragon, i say confidently as my skin melts off.
There is story in catholicism that in the early centuries they had to make suicide a mortal sin because priests and monks kept killing themselves to reach heaven earlier. The rationale is quite similar to the buddhist monk ones.
This video is incredible! How do you not have a million subs? I couldn't believe the view and sub counts when I saw them. This is really really well done, great jokes too! Keep it up, new loyal subscriber here🙏
Have been following your content for awhile, Linfamy, and let me just say this: One of the ultimate tests of knowledge and its presentation is if you can explain a concept to another person, not only simply but through humor. And you do this again and again through your videos. The way you explain the most random things in Japanese history is so sensational. Not only that, but they stick because they are so funny, yet, do not take away from the truth of any concept or practice you are trying to describe. This is a genius way of education, and the fact that you can find the humor in anything Japanese is a sign of how deeply you know this stuff. The best teaching is being done when you do not realize that you are being taught. Such commendable work! You have all of our support. Keep making videos!
Oh shit. This comment just made me realize I am learning. I've watched so many if not all, of linfamy's videos to the point I now know more Japanese time periods than my own U.S.A history lmao
I loved this video and the transition to the sponsor ♡ If I'm not mistaken, consciousness fail and you drown after 3 minutes, while dying due a fire depends on the intensity of the fire and its size as well as how much smoke you inhale. That said, I wonder why no monks thought about ending their lives through hanging themselves or due an injury to important blood vessels. Were those methods too heavy linked to criminals and lovers or something like that?
they saw blood as unclean/impure (hence the stance on women and their monthly cycles making them impure beings) so that is probably one reason. the hanging though is curious. id like an answer/guess on that too
Strange enough, Gautam Buddha himself was not in favour of self mortification. He thus advocate for a middle path, not too much lenient, not too much hard. Though there were other Jain sects whose monks did starve themselves to death. Idea of "Pure lands" in Buddhism came with the developments in Hindu and Jain theologies and philosophies. Like teerthankars in Jainism having thier own divine adobe, Gods and Hinduism having thier divine world, thus Sukhavati of Amitabh Buddha. Often, they are seen as allegorical, that thes places are within a jeeva(living being), and can be attained.
Remember, it wasn't just Buddhist priests who were big fans of drowning themselves. Long before seppuku was famous the warriors of the Taira clan threw themselves into the ocean in full armor to kill themselves at the battle of Dan no Ura along with the Emperor Antoku and his mom. . . At least, that's what the Heike Monogatari says.
@@MrGksarathy man, this comment's been up here for nearly a week and been wrong the whole time and now I feel silly. I appreciate the correction though.
Hey I've got a homework assignment and i forgot the thing. Which clan strategically married their way into controlling Japan for like, hundreds of years? -Thanks in advance
I'm from Brazil and the brazilian natives had a ritual of canibalism when captured by an enemy that they believed that it was more honorable to be eaten by your enemy than being eaten by worms when buried, I always think it's somehow similar to seppuku or harakiri in terms of honor in battle
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left We stop respawning our lives Drying from the amida's paradise
The karmic debt theology sounds remarkably like the Roman Catholic practice of mortification of the body which is supposed to resolve sin debts of living or dead people in Purgatory.
Question, when you say the fifteenth of the month, is that by the lunisolar calendar? I think the fifteenth would be the full moon and the mid point of the month. It pops up in a lot of both festivals as well as inauspicious days.
Write a story on the Kitsune, Mononoke, and Herzha the Succubus who team up and control all the nation that touch the Pacific Ocean in just over 25 years of terror and destruction. Thanks. Also I recommend Extra history writing a Princess Mononoke 2 Movie set in Modern Day Brazil. Thanks and please collar with Extra history and your animation and a wonderful Japanese actor to play Princess Mononoke the Third in 2024-2097.
Thanks once again for your work to make aspects of "eastern" culture and history so entertaining and accessible to an English speaking audience. I've learned and laughed many times
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Would you rate the rituals the same as me?
Maybe 🤔
I first learned about this from Inuyasha, a major villain named Hakurei was a monk who volunteered to be buried alive as a human sacrifice, but as he died, he realized he didn't want to go through with it, and his resentment of how the villagers he wanted to help were praying for his death kept him bound to earth as an angry spirit.
I mean that feels like blaming others for your own mistakes... "Ok Hakurei, and what could we have done differently?" "Destroyed the village for cheering me on" "No"
As someone who grew up in a Buddhist family, we did learn a lot about enduring pain and self sacrificing, nowhere near the same extent but it’s kinda the core mindset lol it’s interesting to see what the extreme of that mindset looks like lol Thank you for another great video!
I think in Japan, there is a culture to, to a certain extent, glorify self-death. A lot of classic literature talks about self-death. Life is seen as a suffering in many Buddhist teachings, and death (and reaching nirvana) an escape from suffering. Maybe this culture is in other countries too, but living in Japan for 14 years now, I do feel that "death" is really glorified. Too bad people don't really talk too much about euthanasia, because on the surface, people pretend like we need to value life and "life is heavier than the earth".
I feel even by Buddhist standards Japanese Buddhism is too comfortable with death, to the point that Japanese Buddhism has at times it overwritten other Buddhist teachings like non-violence.
I remember learning that the Catholic Church didn’t make self-death a mortal sin until about the 1200s or so. I kinda wonder if Europe would be similar to Japan in that regard if that terrifying “all bad forever” idea wasn’t introduced. (Like, it seems like the religious deterrent given with Buddhism was a lesser “super-demotion for a limited time,” which is why I was thinking of the differences between the two cultures surrounding inciting your own Game Over.)
The whole world in average glorify it. Christianity is built on the idea of sacrifice where Jesus die for people's sins. Martyrdom is very common in Islam as well. We always talk about sacrificing ourselves to our country or for the well-being of our loved ones.
Someone taking their own life is a sin unless they are doing it for their country.
@VTPPGLVR As gloomy as the Catholic church's view of humanity might be, I wouldn't say that it is "all bad forever."
After all, one of the central tenets of the church, Catholic and other denominations, is the forgiveness of sins and that salvation and forgiveness come through prayer and observing tenets.
It seems to me, and I am speaking here as an outsider, that Japan's honor system is so rigid that redemption is unthinkable if you do something wrong.
If you look at Seppuku, it is always done with the express purpose of restoring honor, either to an individual or for their family, and exists as an atonement for a prior shameful action.
Martyrdom in Christianity, especially in Catholicism, does not come about as an act of atonement for a shameful action but is simply giving up your flesh for love of God.
You don’t think people need to value their lives and other peoples?
having been burned very badly and had a drowning experience....drowning is actually an incredibly painful experience on top of terrifying. nothing quite like not being able to make a sound at all for help while people around you laugh, oblivious, until you fall unconscious. but i remember it being very very painful. and i remained in pain for several days after in recovery as well (i got pretty sick after too from a lung infection from it which was also awful).
for burning? well...i have the super power of nerve damage. fire cannot hurt the dragon, i say confidently as my skin melts off.
Wise saying: "you dont have to light yourself on fire to keep others warm"
Ancient Japanese monks: "I dont think so"
“And I took that personally” - ancient Japanese monks, aparently
There is story in catholicism that in the early centuries they had to make suicide a mortal sin because priests and monks kept killing themselves to reach heaven earlier. The rationale is quite similar to the buddhist monk ones.
Can you imagine the government sending out a news report saying "could you all please stop killing yourself? K, thx, byeeeee" 😂😂😂😂
I think they may have some "secret" as to why they don't really panic or scream during burning. They are high as fu-.
Hm.. 🤔
You make my day. I just had a horrible 10-hour day, and I'm just so tired. This made me laugh way too hard. Thank you so much. 💜
Hang in there. Hope your day gets better ✊
This video is incredible! How do you not have a million subs? I couldn't believe the view and sub counts when I saw them. This is really really well done, great jokes too! Keep it up, new loyal subscriber here🙏
Oh thanks for the kind words :)
Have been following your content for awhile, Linfamy, and let me just say this: One of the ultimate tests of knowledge and its presentation is if you can explain a concept to another person, not only simply but through humor. And you do this again and again through your videos. The way you explain the most random things in Japanese history is so sensational. Not only that, but they stick because they are so funny, yet, do not take away from the truth of any concept or practice you are trying to describe. This is a genius way of education, and the fact that you can find the humor in anything Japanese is a sign of how deeply you know this stuff. The best teaching is being done when you do not realize that you are being taught. Such commendable work! You have all of our support. Keep making videos!
Thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate them :)
Oh shit. This comment just made me realize I am learning. I've watched so many if not all, of linfamy's videos to the point I now know more Japanese time periods than my own U.S.A history lmao
I loved this video and the transition to the sponsor ♡
If I'm not mistaken, consciousness fail and you drown after 3 minutes, while dying due a fire depends on the intensity of the fire and its size as well as how much smoke you inhale.
That said, I wonder why no monks thought about ending their lives through hanging themselves or due an injury to important blood vessels.
Were those methods too heavy linked to criminals and lovers or something like that?
they saw blood as unclean/impure (hence the stance on women and their monthly cycles making them impure beings) so that is probably one reason. the hanging though is curious. id like an answer/guess on that too
Ooh, self-burn. Those are rare.
Didn’t know I needed this reference today 😂
I love your videos and your sense of humor
Strange enough, Gautam Buddha himself was not in favour of self mortification. He thus advocate for a middle path, not too much lenient, not too much hard.
Though there were other Jain sects whose monks did starve themselves to death.
Idea of "Pure lands" in Buddhism came with the developments in Hindu and Jain theologies and philosophies.
Like teerthankars in Jainism having thier own divine adobe, Gods and Hinduism having thier divine world, thus Sukhavati of Amitabh Buddha. Often, they are seen as allegorical, that thes places are within a jeeva(living being), and can be attained.
amitabh budda 😂😂
@@TojiFushigoroWasTaken umm
Amitabh literally means limitlessly radiant
interesting and horrifying at the same time. great video!
“Not only are you going to die, but it’s going to hurt the whole time you’re dying,” is what comes to mind here.
Remember, it wasn't just Buddhist priests who were big fans of drowning themselves. Long before seppuku was famous the warriors of the Taira clan threw themselves into the ocean in full armor to kill themselves at the battle of Dan no Ura along with the Emperor Antoku and his mom. . . At least, that's what the Heike Monogatari says.
Actually, it was his grandma. Mom was yanked up by her hair when she attempted to drown herself.
@@MrGksarathy man, this comment's been up here for nearly a week and been wrong the whole time and now I feel silly. I appreciate the correction though.
@@TalesofDawnandDusk Not a problem.
Another great video, Lin!
;)
"Drowning in the ocean is a just and righteous compensation for killing us for our fins." -Hungry Shark.
love your sense of humour, great channel
How am I supposed to not die from laughing 😅 better than dying from embarrassment
Somehow you connected snacks with those topics in a....good way? Well, at least it's fun
That Tokyo treat skit had me dying.😆🤣😂
Me: *laughing at the Tokyo treat and sakuraco ad*
Also me: *notices topline playing in the background at the end of it* 👀👀👀
That Japan has to repeatedly tell its people not to off themselves. Dear me.
Best sponsored ad placement or at least silver tier. Well done.
Oh, those crazy monks...
That's what magical thinking leads to
OK, the rocket joke was hilarious.
I can’t be the only one invested in the sponsored story, how did she kill Jake’s parent?!
Love the humour in this dark theme
Ritualized suicide is something I find so terrible
Hey I've got a homework assignment and i forgot the thing.
Which clan strategically married their way into controlling Japan for like, hundreds of years?
-Thanks in advance
I'm from Brazil and the brazilian natives had a ritual of canibalism when captured by an enemy that they believed that it was more honorable to be eaten by your enemy than being eaten by worms when buried, I always think it's somehow similar to seppuku or harakiri in terms of honor in battle
I cant believe I'm catching this vid so early. ❤
Woohoo!
this mans name is dylon and he spits hot fire.
Wonderful video as always! I was wondering, what happened to your video on the Sanada clan? I remember watching it some time ago. Was it taken down?
Seriously, that's just sad.
Now I know where FromSoft's obsession with immolation comes from.
Lmao
7:54
💯💯💯
Just what I needed, a Linfamy video. Thank god I hav diarrhea
Oh shit, I hope you get better 🥲
@@Linfamy excellent choice of words
3:20 best ad segue ever!
Damn! what does the Buda paradise has that earth doesn't, do they have better food or something???
The best fried chicken. Vegan, of course.
As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin' left
We stop respawning our lives
Drying from the amida's paradise
The karmic debt theology sounds remarkably like the Roman Catholic practice of mortification of the body which is supposed to resolve sin debts of living or dead people in Purgatory.
Don't think we didn't see that Nika reference!
7:54 Absolutely savage 😂😂😂
Reporting from the country Budda was born in 👌
Cheers! How's Buddha these days?
@@Linfamy Hes been doing good! Was just talking about ur vids with him over some tea. He told me he likes em! keep them coming Lin!
@@Zeni-th. Liar
Smh smh, why would I lie, buddha likes Lin's vids! Hes a good G of mine.@@WhyDoYouReadUsernames46
How can someone go on a starvation diet when you have so much delicious food around all the snacks you’d fail immediately
I know I'd fail
3:46 literally no chill
3:24
holy segue, batman
That was the best and most messed up sponsor segway I've ever seen
I fenna use these things on my dnd character (he a halfling,monk)
Please make a video of toriyama sekien youkai's origin and the night of youkai parade
My bday is in 2 days could you please wish me a happy birthday linfamy I love ur channel
Of course. Happy birthday! 🎂🎈🥳
Hey Linfamy
Oh hi
Don't listen to the sponsored segment, Jake! I thought it was a very nice drawing
Jake says thank you.
I think the artstyle is a bit different in the best way possible:)))
Question, when you say the fifteenth of the month, is that by the lunisolar calendar? I think the fifteenth would be the full moon and the mid point of the month. It pops up in a lot of both festivals as well as inauspicious days.
10:25 Match-makers are still a thing in modern Japan.
That's nuts 🥜, literally 😂
Woohoo first ;)
@@Linfamy yep 😂
Write a story on the Kitsune, Mononoke, and Herzha the Succubus who team up and control all the nation that touch the Pacific Ocean in just over 25 years of terror and destruction. Thanks. Also I recommend Extra history writing a Princess Mononoke 2 Movie set in Modern Day Brazil. Thanks and please collar with Extra history and your animation and a wonderful Japanese actor to play Princess Mononoke the Third in 2024-2097.
Modern self-immolation as an act of political protest is pretty based and flame-pilled, but clearly earlier versiond were much more disappointing.
Finally I get to be home and watch the Chibi Sensai😊
😁
There must have been so many Buddhist hells full of monks.
0:58 I didn't know buddha is joy boy lol
these monks have nerves of steel
Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast
I forgot where but it also have very delicious japanese caramels but sorry as a french I can't use your website 😅
Why am I laughing at death? I'm no hero.
7 out of 10.
It's nice to know that others think like me 😁
Lol, thank you °~•.☆.•~°
Thanks once again for your work to make aspects of "eastern" culture and history so entertaining and accessible to an English speaking audience.
I've learned and laughed many times
Damn, how has ‘monksplaining’ not been in the lexicon for centuries?
Bartender that sticks around after last call 😅
I'm starting to think these monk were just emo.
Hello fellow kitsune
You could have done this as a suicidal entertainment tier list xD
I dont expect you have beef with finance bros mann
The thumbnail made me think it was a splatoon 3 splatfest for a sec.
7:52 #FreePalestine 🇵🇸💔
how are the Japanese not extinct at this point?
every Religion makes up some sort of hell for suicide, but of course the Japanes make it a practice.
What about the other Buddhist countries?
Japan always took it to the next level.
No becauce with chigo and this they be doing the most
"I'm headed for Terra Firma; and the more Firma, the less Terra." - Doctor Fine
15th of the month
There must be some translational error from Sanskrit to Japanese. Or erroneous interpretation by Japanese monk.
I guess this is what civilized societies do. My goodness you have a way with words. You’re so funny.
Religious people, can't live with 'em, and sometimes they take care of the problem themselves.
Japan, the land of sacrifice. First it was monks, then it was planes, then it was free time and sanity.
❤
SEPPUKU
CAN you Just feel That girl Tonight! Cant feel the love Between Tonight! Cant IIIIII feel The Love Between Tonight! IIIIIIII Feel The heart Of you! Cant BE Never apart we cant be!
the monks were really kinky
Just dream That girls She Sees me! She just Cant Stop Thinking of me! IIIII Cant Love You Tonight! IIIII Cant Fell the same! IIIIII Cant Dream You the Same Tonight!
They're secretly masochist, so they made the ritual to look normal.
Lazy artist. Hey me too.
😆😆😆
Hey me too! °~•.☆.•~°
Was that a hidden free Palestine in the middle
you mean suicide rituals right
....😊
This is another reason that my opinion of religion is for the weak minded that have no real thoughts of themselves