Why are Zen masters indestructible after death?

The body of Venerable Vu Khac Minh existed from the 18th century to the present

Buddhists say that only high-level Zen masters can fall into some special state before dying and remove themselves to the point that their bodies cannot decompose.

78 years after the death and comedy of the senior Siberian Buddhist lama, Dasha Darjo Itigelop remains as intact as the tissues of the living. Russian scientists confirmed that his body was not biodegradable and almost immortal.

Khabo Lama (a high-ranking title in the lama) Dasha - Dorjo Itigelop was born in 1852 and dumbbells in 1927. When he died, he wished again that his coffin had to be opened occasionally to examine the bones. . The lama who passed away in a meditation posture on the lotus post, the typical way of a Zen master.

Since then, his remains have been put on the ground three times in 1955, 1973 and 2002. The last time, the sarcophagus was opened on September 11, 2002, with followers present. Russian Buddhism and medical professionals.

Ivolginsk Datsan monks said that every time, they saw that the lama's body was intact as if he were just giving up. After the last grave digging, the monks decided not to bury them but placed his remains on a special glass casket. The sarcophagus was left in a special room where believers could admire the senior. However, people are forbidden to take photos or videos of his body.

In response to the newspaper Nezavisimy Vzglyad, the Head of Identity Department of the Russian Forensic Expert Institute, Viktor Zvyagin said, the body of the lama is like that of a living person. His skin is still soft, joints can move and there are many other factors. Surprisingly, infrared analysis of tissue samples revealed that they were completely normal as living human tissue.

The team marveled at the indestructible phenomenon and asked the monks to allow them to get some of his hair and nails for analysis.

According to experts, there are several reasons for the remains to remain intact after thousands of years. One of them is the embalming process of nature. Viktor Zvyagin said the natural embalming phenomenon was caught in South African graveyards.

In addition to the natural embalming process, the bodies can remain in the same state by being treated with grease and peat, making the body look like a soap. The body of the private doctor of the Botkin family was found in such a state.

However, none of these methods were used to embalm the lama Dasha - Dorjo Itigelop. Buddhists say that only high-level Zen masters can fall into some special state before dying and remove themselves to the point that their bodies cannot decompose.

In addition to the body of Khabo Lama Dasha - Dorjo Itigelop, there are only 3 monks of the monks intact in the world, being kept in China, India and Vietnam.

Unfortunately, so far there has been no analysis that can convince the meditators' indestructible phenomenon. All studies of these mummies are still in the mining phase.

Pravda