A two-century-old mummified monk was discovered in the Songinohairkhan province of Mongolia. The unearthing of the relics has sparked further forensic investigation since it was undiscovered since the 1800s. The Daily Mirror revealed forensic experts reckoned the remains to be at least 200-years-old.
The astonishing discovery of the 200-year-old mummified monk was reported earlier this week. In Mongolia's Morning News article posted on Tuesday, the remains of the ash-colored man sitting in a meditative lotus position was unearthed with no visible decay.
"The mummified body sits in a lotus position, as if still meditating," the Mongolian news report stated. "Experts that only had time to carry basic visual test say they believe the body can be about 200 years old."
Based on the report, the 200-year-old mummified monk was discovered with some kind of animal skin covering the relics. Though it was not clear if the skin was of a camel, horse or cow, The New York Daily News revealed the animal-skin cover was believed to be of a cattle. The remains has now taken to Ulaanbataar National Centre of Forensic for further investigation.
"So far there is no information as to where the body was found," the report added. "The only details we learned was that it was covered with a cattle skin."
As per an initial investigation reported by the Siberian Times, the 200-year-old mummified monk could be a teacher of famous Lama Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov. Itigilov was born in 1852 and was a Buryat Buddhist Lama of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. He was best known for his body.
Did the newfound 200-year-old mummified monk meditate himself to death? Fox News reported Itigilov died while meditating in lotus position and was buried in 1927. His remains laid to rest in a pine box. In 1955 and in 1973, the remains was exhumed and stunned monks found the relics was still intact with no visible signs of decaying and still in an upright sitting position.
In 2002, Itigilov's body was again unearthed from his grave to several witnesses. The New York Times shared the witnesses include two forensic experts and a photographer before it was kept in a monastery. Several reports mentioned that the remains indicated suggested Sokushinbutsu, a Buddhist self-preservation practice performed usually in northern Japan between the 11th and 19th centuries.
After the astonishing discovery of the 200-year-old mummified monk, The Daily Mail reported a forensic examination is currently underway on its non-decomposing remains.
200 years old 'meditating mummy' found in Mongolia https://t.co/NNORpJkjjG pic.twitter.com/yy9yNUwRug
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