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another point regarding the 'frightfully alive eyes' of byzantine christ figures:
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<i>Careful! Don't confuse Buddhist Shingon priests with Christian flagellants... the flagellents hurt their bodies out of a sense of guilt; they needed to punish themselves to atone for sins. The Buddhists hurt their bodies to train their minds to ignore the physical world. </i>
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another point regarding the 'frightfully alive eyes' of byzantine christ figures:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Buddhist Mummies of Japan </b>
<i>Careful! Don't confuse Buddhist Shingon priests with Christian flagellants... the flagellents hurt their bodies out of a sense of guilt; they needed to punish themselves to atone for sins. The Buddhists hurt their bodies to train their minds to ignore the physical world. </i>
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