Mummified monk found inside 1000-year-old Buddha statue

The skeletal remains of a monk have been found inside a 1,000-year-old Buddha statue in the Drent Museum in the Netherlands.

Sitting in the lotus position, the mummy fits within the statue perfectly.

“On the outside, it looks like a large statue of Buddha,” the museum said in a release. “Scan research has shown that on the inside, it is the mummy of a Buddhist monk who lived around the year 1100.”

Glowing through the statue’s golden cast, the human skeleton is believed to belong to Buddhist master Liuquan, a member of the Chinese Meditation School.

[Full story]

Story: Rosella Lorenzi, Discovery News | Photo: Discovery News