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Close up of mummy monks meditating in flower position
The mummy of the 94-year-old monk in meditation posture at Puzhou Temple, Quanzhou, China, has just been announced to the public during a religious ceremony.
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Process of embalming Buddha's body living in China
Before his death, the monk in Fujian province had a non-biodegradable body considered to be a Chinese living Buddha eating only tofu with porridge, drinking very little…
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The monks doubting the monk's hundred-year-old mummy had signs of revival and travel
After discovering the shadow of the palace of a Tibetan Lama, Buddhists all thought that his mummy was resurrected and moved.
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Discover mummy monks meditating according to lotus position in Mongolia
The mummy a meditating monk preserved intact has been discovered in Mongolia's Songinokhairkhan province.
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The embalmed monk in Mongolia may not have died yet
Some Buddhists believe that the Mongolian monk is practicing a deep form of meditation and may not be dead yet.