Post by galvatron prime on Feb 5, 2015 8:25:22 GMT 3
200-year-old Mongolian mummy may still be ‘alive’ according to Buddhist academic
A MUMMIFIED monk found in the lotus position last month is “not dead” but is in “very deep meditation”, some academics have claimed.
Forensic examinations have continued on the amazing remains that are preserved in animal skin, which are believed to be around 200 years old.
The Mirror reports that some experts insist the monks is actually in a rare and very special spiritual state known as ‘tukdam’ and is just one stage away from becoming a real-life Buddha.
“Lama is sitting in the lotus position vajra, the left hand is opened, and the right hand symbolises of the preaching Sutra,” Ganhugiyn Purevbata, founder of the Mongolian Institute of Buddhist Art at Ulaanbaatar Buddhist University said.
“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.”
The Mirror claimed there have been 40 similar cases over the last 50 years.
Famous Buddhist monk Dr Barry Kerzin told The Mirror “I had the privilege to take care of some meditators who were in a tukdam state.
“If the person is able to remain in this state for more than three weeks — which rarely happens — his body gradually shrinks, and in the end all that remains from the person is his hair, nails, and clothes.
“Usually in this case, people who live next to the monk see a rainbow that glows in the sky for several days. This means that he has found a ‘rainbow body’.
“This is the highest state close to the state of Buddha’.
“If the meditator can continue to stay in this meditative state, he can become a Buddha,” he added.
The remains, which were covered in cattle skin, were found on January 27 in the Songinokhairkhan province of Mongolia.
link
www.news.com.au/world/asia/year-old-mongolian-mummy-may-still-be-alive-according-to-buddhist-academic/story-fnh81fz8-1227207635202
What do you think ,was it still alive?
A MUMMIFIED monk found in the lotus position last month is “not dead” but is in “very deep meditation”, some academics have claimed.
Forensic examinations have continued on the amazing remains that are preserved in animal skin, which are believed to be around 200 years old.
The Mirror reports that some experts insist the monks is actually in a rare and very special spiritual state known as ‘tukdam’ and is just one stage away from becoming a real-life Buddha.
“Lama is sitting in the lotus position vajra, the left hand is opened, and the right hand symbolises of the preaching Sutra,” Ganhugiyn Purevbata, founder of the Mongolian Institute of Buddhist Art at Ulaanbaatar Buddhist University said.
“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.”
The Mirror claimed there have been 40 similar cases over the last 50 years.
Famous Buddhist monk Dr Barry Kerzin told The Mirror “I had the privilege to take care of some meditators who were in a tukdam state.
“If the person is able to remain in this state for more than three weeks — which rarely happens — his body gradually shrinks, and in the end all that remains from the person is his hair, nails, and clothes.
“Usually in this case, people who live next to the monk see a rainbow that glows in the sky for several days. This means that he has found a ‘rainbow body’.
“This is the highest state close to the state of Buddha’.
“If the meditator can continue to stay in this meditative state, he can become a Buddha,” he added.
The remains, which were covered in cattle skin, were found on January 27 in the Songinokhairkhan province of Mongolia.
link
www.news.com.au/world/asia/year-old-mongolian-mummy-may-still-be-alive-according-to-buddhist-academic/story-fnh81fz8-1227207635202
What do you think ,was it still alive?
