Mummy Found Hiding [sic] Inside Ancient Buddha Statue

livescience.com ^ | Tia Ghose,

[BenLurkin]

The mummy may have once been a respected Buddhist monk who, after death, was worshipped as an enlightened being, one who helped the living end their cycle of suffering and death, said Vincent van Vilsteren, an archaeology curator at the Drents Museum in the Netherlands, where the mummy (from inside the Buddha statue) was on exhibit last year.

The secret hidden in the gold-painted statue was first discovered when preservationists began restoring the statue many years ago. But the human remains weren't studied in detail until researchers took scans and samples of tissue from the mummy late last year.

[TheOldLady]

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[shibumi]

"He'd walk a mile for Nirvana."

[shibumi]

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