The once stolen and recovered mummified Buddhist monk found in Ulaanbaatar is said to have been alive and in deep meditative trance as high level Buddhists in Mongolia explained.
According to experts and Buddhists, the mummified lama is said to be 200 years old. It was found in January, stolen in February 2015 and was only recovered a month after by a police officer when he apprehended a man who attempted to sell it in the black market in Mongolia.
The body of the lama is in cross-legged sitting position and protected in cattle skin. Reports said that the monk is in a state of “tukdam” which is one step away from reaching enlightenment and becoming a Buddha. “Tuk means ‘Buddha-mind,’ and dam means ‘one with.’
Based on the statement of Gankhüügiin Pürevbat to the Siberian Times, the founder of the Mongolian Institute of Buddhist Art at Ulaanbaatar Buddhist University, "The lama is sitting in the lotus position vajra, the left hand is opened, and the right hand symbolises of the preaching Sutra. This is a sign that the lama is not dead, but is in a very deep meditation according to the ancient tradition of Buddhist lamas."
On the other hand, scientists are currently conducting forensic and are trying to determine how the body was so well-preserved. One of the factor considered in the said preservation of the body is the area’s cold weather.
Pürevbat also stated that the controversial mummified monk is said to be returned to its grave in Mongolia where it was stolen and a more secure structure will be built to prevent it from being stolen again. In addition, a shrine for the said monk will be constructed in the same area.
The mummified body is presently under examination at the National Centre of Forensic Expertise.
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