Saed News: Recently, the body of a Buddhist monk, mummified in a seated position and dating back 200 years, was discovered in a cave. Archaeologists speculate, astonishingly, that he may still be alive.
According to the Society News Service of Saed News, as reported by Qatreh, the vast world we live in continues to surprise us with astonishing discoveries. One such unbelievable event is the finding of a 200-year-old mummy, preserved in a meditative position, with speculation that he might still be alive.
A Buddhist monk was mummified 200 years ago in a seated position, with bent knees and hands, wrapped in cowhide. After being discovered in Mongolia, some suggest that he might still be alive and in a deep meditative trance known as Tukdam!
The mummy, seated in the "lotus position" (a meditative posture in yoga and Hinduism), was covered with animal hide and mummified in that same position. It is now under examination by Mongolian archaeologists in Siberia, who are working to uncover its secrets.
In Buddhism, the Tukdam state is considered one of the deepest forms of meditation, closely associated with achieving Nirvana.
The mummy, found sitting in the well-known lotus position, has been sent to a forensic research center in Ulaanbaatar for further analysis.
According to a professor from the Mongolian Institute of Buddhist Art, the left hand of the mummified lama is open, while the right hand is positioned in a symbolic preaching gesture. This suggests that the lama is still alive, immersed in an intense and profound meditative state known as Tukdam.
In Buddhist belief, Tukdam is the stage just before Nirvana, occurring right before physical dissolution, during which the individual is still considered alive.
This theory was proposed by Professor Ganhujian Piorubata, founder of the Buddhist Art Department at the University of Buddhism in Ulaanbaatar. However, archaeologists are currently analyzing the mummy using scientific methods to determine its true nature.
