Chinese living mummy Buddha becomes a golden statue before entering the temple

The dharma of the monk is enshrined as the Buddha living in China transformed into a beautiful golden statue 4 years after he passed away.

Venerable Phuc Hau passed away in 2012 after spending most of his time practicing at Sung Phuc temple in Quanzhou city in southeast China.The temple decided to embalm the monk Phuc Hau to commemorate his contribution to Buddhism and inspire religious followers.(Photo: AP).

Venerable Phuc Hau took refuge in the Buddha's door at the age of 13 and devoted his life to spiritual practice before his death at the age of 94. He was born in 1919 in Thanh Duong town (now Tuyen Chau).According to the People's Daily, he was promoted to a higher rank thanks to virtue and spiritual practice.(Photo: QQ).

Often, monks speak very little and rarely interact with the outside world.He is a gentle person, respected by many juniors.Before his death, Venerable Phuc Hau expressed his wish to be embalmed. (Photo: Dong Nam in the morning).

Immediately after Phuc Hau Vien passed away, two mummified experts cleaned up the monk's body, dealt with many stages, sealed inside a large porcelain angelfish in the lotus posture and kept it in the ancestor worship hall in Pho Chieu Pagoda.During the opening ceremony, the monk's body remained intact in January of this year, and the monk's body remained intact after three years, with almost no signs of decomposition except the dry skin.He is considered "Buddha's humiliation" (Buddha lived).(Photo: AP).

Local Buddhists believe that only the body of a truly virtuous monk remains intact after embalming.(Photo: AP).

Over the past few months, mummified experts continue to clean the monk's body with alcohol, wrap many layers of gauze, lacquer coating, finally inlaid gold leaf and gold paint.Finally, the living Buddha image was worn in a robes and placed in a glass frame with an anti-theft device.(Photo: AP).

"The statue of the monk Phuc Hau is located on the mountain for people to worship. After that, the statue will be taken to the ancestor worshiping hall in Sung Phuc temple", Venerable Chan Vu, the head of Pho Chieu pagoda said.(Photo: AP).