stackyFACTSSome religions ask you to fast; others ask you to slice your feet up to prove a point.
Some religions ask you to fast; others ask you to slice your feet up to prove a point. Shugendo is a highly intense Japanese mystical tradition focused on achieving supernatural power through severe mountain asceticism. During their fire festivals, advanced monks prove they have entirely transcended physical pain by climbing the 'blade ladder' barefoot. If your spiritual purity is lacking, you get a quick, incredibly painful lesson in gravity and sharp steel.
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