The practice was satirized in the story "The Destiny That Spanned Two Lifetimes" by Ueda Akinari, in which such a monk was found centuries later and resuscitated.
Born to an Osaka prostitute and an unknown father, Ueda was adopted in his fourth year by a wealthy merchant who reared him in comfort and provided him with a good education.
Masakatsu Ueda | Kana Ueda | Hajime Ueda | Akira Ueda | Ueda Akinari | Takeshi Ueda | Shōji Ueda | Fumito Ueda |