Mummified Remains of Monk, Still in Lotus Position, Found in Mongolia - Some Claim He Was Alive!

In January 2015 it was announced that the remains of a Buddhist monk in a meditative position, estimated to be around 200 years old, were discovered in Mongolia. The monk was found to be in a seated lotus position in an astoundingly well-preserved state. But an even bigger shock hit the media just a few days later – claims arose that the monk wasn’t really dead!

According to local Mongolian publication, The Morning News, the monk was found in Songinokhairkhan province covered in animal skin and was taken to the Ulaanbataar National Centre of Forensic Expertise in the capital Ulaanbataar, for further testing. Apparently the monk was found while a man was trying to sell him on the black market.

The mummified remains of a monk found on January 27, 2015 in Mongolia. (‘Өглөөний сонин’)

The Epoch Times reported that the deceased is speculated to be a Tibetan monk and possibly even Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, a famous Buryat Buddhist lama of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. 

“The story of Itigilov’s body is a fascinating one,” wrote The Epoch Times. “His body has already been ‘found’ a couple of times since his death, so if this is his body, it’s more a case of being ‘rediscovered’.”