For 10 points, name this action which religious militants might perform in carrying out a bombing.
The mountain-dwelling Shugendo sect practices an esoteric variety of this practice called sokushinbutsu. Al-Bukhari relates that, in several instances in which Muhammad almost engaged in this action while God's revelations ceased, Gabriel appeared to remind him of his role as prophet. The final vow of Jainism is to engage in a form of this practice known as sallekhana. A controversial form of this action which would usually condemn its performer to (*) hell is justified by the idea of ishtishhad according to many Islamist militant groups. A famous photograph by Malcolm Browne depicts a Vietnamese monk engaging in a specific form of this action, which is much more common in Protestant societies than Catholic ones according to a famous monograph by Emile Durkheim. For 10 points, name this action which religious militants might perform in carrying out a bombing.
The mountain-dwelling Shugendo sect practices an esoteric variety of this practice called sokushinbutsu.
suicide [prompt on killing or murder; accept specific forms like suicide bombing or starvation or self-immolation; prompt generously on asceticism]