UM-Bot Posted February 23, 2015 #1 Share Posted February 23, 2015 A bronze statue dating back up to 1,000 years has been found to contain the remains of a Buddhist monk. While it might not appear particularly remarkable on the outside, the statue, which is coated in bronze, actually houses the mummified remains of a monk sitting in the lotus position. Read More: http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/278413/mummy-found-inside-bronze-buddha-statue 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted February 23, 2015 #2 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Whoa...that is intense. Really cool find 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted February 23, 2015 #3 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Buddhists of that time obviously didn't want anyone looking at the deceased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikolaj Posted February 23, 2015 #4 Share Posted February 23, 2015 http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/n0101-mummified-remains-of-200-year-old-man-in-lotus-position-found-in-mongolia/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarjarbinks Posted February 23, 2015 #5 Share Posted February 23, 2015 looking at the last picture in the article, i bet that monk didnt thought he would get anally probed one day 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted February 23, 2015 #6 Share Posted February 23, 2015 http://siberiantimes...nd-in-mongolia/ We have a separate thread about that - http://www.unexplain...howtopic=277553 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikolaj Posted February 23, 2015 #7 Share Posted February 23, 2015 We have a separate thread about that - http://www.unexplain...howtopic=277553 Didnt know. Cool. Great find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted February 23, 2015 #8 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Outstanding! I would have never thought to CT a statute for possible contents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikolaj Posted February 23, 2015 #9 Share Posted February 23, 2015 looking at the last picture in the article, i bet that monk didnt thought he would get anally probed one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted February 24, 2015 #10 Share Posted February 24, 2015 better pictures here 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted February 24, 2015 #11 Share Posted February 24, 2015 THat's top notch metal smith at work right there ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient astronaut Posted February 24, 2015 #12 Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) Hindi sarcophagi(I know it's not stone, but anyway). Edited February 24, 2015 by ancient astronaut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabby Kitten Posted February 24, 2015 #13 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Spooky really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashyne Posted February 24, 2015 #14 Share Posted February 24, 2015 He self-mummified, so it means he sat there like that until he died? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon tide Posted March 8, 2015 #15 Share Posted March 8, 2015 1000 years old. Remarkable. It's often believed in Buddhism that some of these mummies aren't actually dead but are instead in an advanced state of meditation. I can almost believe it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted March 23, 2015 #16 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Monday March 23, 2015 1:27:00 PM China eyes return of ‘stolen’ mummy: Reports BEIJING, March 23, 2015 (AFP) - A Chinese province is seeking the return of a 1,000-year-old mummified monk that experts say was stolen two decades ago and resurfaced at an exhibition in Hungary. A Buddha statue containing a monk’s remains has been on display at the Mummy World Exhibition at Budapest’s Hungarian Natural History Museum, which brings together 28 preserved corpses from different cultures around the world. A spokesman for the Fujian Cultural Relic Bureau told China’s official Xinhua news agency that the statue is believed to have been stolen from a temple in Yangchun village. A mummy statue worshipped since the 12th century went missing from the temple in 1995, it said. “When I saw the photo (of the Buddha statue) on the TV news, it immediately reminded me of our lost statue,” farmer Lin Yongtuan told the state-run China Daily newspaper on Monday. Star Online link ~ China eyes return of ‘stolen’ mummy: reports By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE | March 23, 2015 capitalfm link ~ Looted ... plundered ... my suspicions proved correct ... ~ Editor's Note: This story was updated to note that the current owner of the Buddha bought the statue legally. live Science link 'Legally' ? ~ Methinks not ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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