Meditator Posted February 18, 2015 Who thinks this is legit? http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/n0105-mummified-monk-is-not-dead-and-in-rare-meditative-state-says-expert/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gtarman Posted February 18, 2015 As much as my inner Stargate fan wants to believe that monks have worked out how to transcend the physical plane of existence, my inner skeptic says codswallop. Dead as a doorknail I'd wager...always have to remember that extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cubism Posted February 18, 2015 Considering the Buddha himself lived a human life in a normal human bodily state and died a normal human death I would personally say its rubbish. But saying that in the whole scheme of things I really know fuck all about anything. And also I follow Theravada, which is obviously far less colourful than the Mahayana beliefs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simhanada Posted February 18, 2015 Dead, why is there any question? If he's alive he ain't looking good and he's got terrible meditation posture. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
incognito Posted February 18, 2015 He definitely ain't gonna get the ladies once he feels like making a cup of tulsi. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paradox Posted February 19, 2015 Who thinks this is legit? are you just tryna bait idiots? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cubism Posted February 24, 2015 Another bizarre monk myth busted... A CT Scan of a Mummified Buddhist Monk Inside a Statue Casts Doubts on the Monks Mummification Process. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwnI_RkBI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
