CT Scans Reveal 1,000-Year-Old Mummy Of Chinese Monk Hidden Inside Ancient Buddhist Statue
A CT scan of a Buddhist statue from the 11th or 12th century has revealed an extraordinary secret – it houses a real mummy of an ancient Chinese Buddhist monk whose organs have been replaced by ancient Chinese scrolls.
Scientists knew that there were human remains inside the golden statue, but the CT scan, carried out at the Meander Medical Centre at the request of the Drents museum in the Netherlands, gave them their first close-up look at the skeleton inside this ancient artifact. That’s when they discovered the hidden paper scrolls and figured out that the mummy inside this beautiful statue was the body of Liuquan, an ancient Buddhist master from the Chinese Meditation School. The discovery comes on the heels of news of another mummified monk in Mongolia, who some believe is simply in an advanced meditative state.
The statue will be on display at the Hungarian Natural History Museum until May, 2015.
More info: nhmus.hu | drentsmuseum.nl | nltimes.nl (h/t: colossal, dailymail)
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When does the world get up hear about what the ancient scrolls say for humanity?
So when do we get to hear about what insights the scrolls contain to aid humanity in its progression?
Thats amazing! I wonder how they knew there was a mummy in it! That said how'd the ancient ppl get it in there?!
Fantastic news! Anything to do with historical preservation like this just grabs my attention immediately if not sooner. So much to learn!
I think putting a testing vile in a 1000 year old guy but would not be fun for me
I am sick to death of alleged human beings constantly removing other more spiritual ancestors from their rest in the name of science.
Fantastic news...anything to do with preservation like this just grabs my attention right away
Agreed re showing respect, Joss Van Way. This article proves that there are still things in this world that can amaze and astonish us.
I feel like the second picture on the right is of a different statue. What happened to his knees?
We will never get to know what the scrolls said..as usual to keep us like the sheep that we are
The base of the statue is not included in the CT scan.
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When does the world get up hear about what the ancient scrolls say for humanity?
So when do we get to hear about what insights the scrolls contain to aid humanity in its progression?
Thats amazing! I wonder how they knew there was a mummy in it! That said how'd the ancient ppl get it in there?!
Fantastic news! Anything to do with historical preservation like this just grabs my attention immediately if not sooner. So much to learn!
I think putting a testing vile in a 1000 year old guy but would not be fun for me
I am sick to death of alleged human beings constantly removing other more spiritual ancestors from their rest in the name of science.
Fantastic news...anything to do with preservation like this just grabs my attention right away
Agreed re showing respect, Joss Van Way. This article proves that there are still things in this world that can amaze and astonish us.
I feel like the second picture on the right is of a different statue. What happened to his knees?
We will never get to know what the scrolls said..as usual to keep us like the sheep that we are
The base of the statue is not included in the CT scan.
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