Mummified 200-year-old remains of Buddhist monk who is still in the LOTUS POSITION are discovered in Mongolia 

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The amazing mummified remains of a man apparently meditating in the lotus position have been unearthed in Mongolia

The human remains are now undergoing forensic examination in capital Ulaanbataar.

Initial speculation is that the mummy could be a teacher of Lama Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov. Read in the Dailymail

Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, born in 1852, was a Buryat Buddhist Lama of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, best known for the lifelike state of his body.

His remains were reported not to be subject to macroscopic decay.