稀有且還在禪定狀態中的木乃伊聖僧被發現
警方說呈蓮花金剛坐的喇嘛在黑市販賣而被發現，專家說他離成佛僅一步之隔
蒙古Songinokhairkhan消息:
這聖僧被披動物皮，一月27日在蒙古Songinokhairkhan省被發現
法院正調查這令人震驚且相信已存在200年歴史的聖物，有一專家相信這和聖僧還處於深層禪定中即所謂tukdam虹光精神狀態
過去50年來在印度邊境至少已發現40多例這類盤坐中的西藏僧侶，著名的藏僧也是達賴喇嘛的內科醫生Barry Kerzin博士說:我有幸曾照料過許多持續虹光tukdam狀態的禪坐者; 假如有人能在這狀態經3周~這是稀有的~他的身體會漸蜷縮，身上的頭髪、指甲、衣服最終也是，一般而言，在此人身旁的人會看見天上的虹光好幾天，意思是已獲虹光身體，接近佛陀境界
假如能持續這種高階禪定精神狀態就能成佛，並將能助人，旁人也能感受濃濃的喜悅。
最初猜測這聖僧可能是達賴喇嘛的師尊Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov.
Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov喇嘛1852年出生，是藏僧，以身後栩栩如生狀態著名。
創設Ulaanbaatar佛教大學蒙古佛教藝術研究所的教授Ganhugiyn Purevbata說，聖僧是蓮花金剛座姿，左手張開，右手象徵講經，據古代喇嘛傳統表示，這象徵聖僧入定中，尚未圓寂
這聖僧被披著動物皮，一月27日在蒙古Songinokhairkhan省被發現，警方表示聖僧是從Kobdsk洞穴偷來，被藏在Ulaanbaatar鎮的一小偷家中即將被送至邊境高價出售。警方破獲這陰謀，迅速逮捕了這45歲的名叫Enhtor的賊。這賊將被判5至12年的徒刑並罰約43000美元
蒙古現200歲打坐和尚肉身或還活著
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| 蒙古發現200歲和尚肉身 仍在打坐或還活著 |
上周，這具淺灰色的和尚肉身在蒙古首都烏蘭巴托Songino Khairkhan區被發現，當時全身還覆蓋著一層牛皮。目前，其肉身保存完 好，仍呈盤腿蓮花坐式，且已被送往烏蘭巴托的國家司法鑒定中心（National Centre of Forensic Expertise）作進一步 研究。
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| 200歲和尚肉身仍保持打坐姿勢 |
烏蘭巴托佛教大學（Ulan Bator Buddhist University）佛教藝術蒙古學院的創始人Gankhüügiin Pürevbat告訴《西伯利亞時報》（Siberian Times）：“這位喇嘛正在蓮花坐，左手打開，右手則是宣講佛經的標誌性動作。”
“這樣的姿態表明喇嘛並沒有死去，根據佛教喇嘛的古老傳統，他正處於深度禪修的狀態。”
有些佛教徒認為，這位高僧可能正在“圖當”（tukdam）狀態中，這是一種能夠穿越生死的深層冥想狀態。
巴里·克森（Barry Kerzin）和尚告訴《西伯利亞時報》：“維持這種狀態3周以上的情況很少發生，如果他能做到，身體就會開始收縮，到最後只剩頭髮、指甲和衣服。”
當地媒體報道稱，一名45歲的男子已被逮捕，他曾從洞穴中盜取這具和尚肉身，企圖將之販賣。
現在尚不清楚肉身最初是在怎樣的情況下被發現的，但普遍認為他死於19世紀，身份仍然未知。
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| 之前曾有屍體在寺院的儀式中體溫升高 |
類似的情況曾發生在2002年，俄羅斯布里亞特地區（Buryatia region）發掘出喇嘛Dashi－Dorzho Itigilov的屍體，而且屍身伴有生理衰退的跡象。僧侶們表示，Itigilov沒有“完全死亡”，當肉身被保存在烏蘭烏德（Ulan Ude）附近 時，Itigilov的體溫一度在寺院舉行儀式的過程中升高。
1927年，Itigilov在靜坐中離開人世。此前，他請求同道僧侶讓他以蓮花坐的姿勢入葬。他的屍身被鹽包裹著。
Mummified monk is ‘not dead’ and in rare meditative state, says expert
By Kate Baklitskaya, The Siberian Times, 2 February 2015
As police say lama found in lotus positon was destined for sale on black market, there are claims it was one step away from becoming a Buddha.
Songinokhairkhan, Mongolia -- A mummified monk found in the lotus position in Mongolia is 'not dead' and is instead one stage away from becoming a real-life Buddha, it has been claimed.
<< The mummified remains, covered in cattle skin, were found on January 27 in the Songinokhairkhan province. Picture: Morning NewspaperForensic examinations are under way on the amazing remains, which are believed to be around 200 years old, having been preserved in animal skin. But one expert has insisted the human relic is actually in 'very deep meditation' and in a rare and very special spiritual state known as 'tukdam'.
Over the last 50 years there are said to have been 40 such cases in India involving meditating Tibetan monks.
Dr Barry Kerzin, a famous Buddhist monk and a physician to the Dalai Lama, said: 'I had the privilege to take care of some meditators who were in a tukdam state.
'If the person is able to remain in this state for more than three weeks - which rarely happens - his body gradually shrinks, and in the end all that remains from the person is his hair, nails, and clothes. Usually in this case, people who live next to the monk see a rainbow that glows in the sky for several days. This means that he has found a 'rainbow body'. This is the highest state close to the state of Buddha'.
He added: 'If the meditator can continue to stay in this meditative state, he can become a Buddha. Reaching such a high spiritual level the meditator will also help others, and all the people around will feel a deep sense of joy'.
Initial speculation is that the mummy could be a teacher of Lama Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov.
Born in 1852, Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov was a Buryat Buddhist Lama of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, best known for the lifelike state of his body.
Ganhugiyn Purevbata, who is the founder and professor of the Mongolian Institute of Buddhist Art at Ulaanbaatar Buddhist University, said: 'Lama is sitting in the lotus position vajra, the left hand is opened, and the right hand symbolizes of the preaching Sutra
'This is a sign that the Lama is not dead, but is in a very deep meditation according to the ancient tradition of Buddhist lamas'.
The mummified remains, which were covered in cattle skin, were found on January 27 in the Songinokhairkhan province of Mongolia.
However, there is more to the story and now police have revealed that the monk had been stolen from another part of the country and was about to be sold off.
An unnamed official said that it was taken from a cave in the Kobdsk region by a man who then hid it in his own home in Ulaanbaatar.
He had then been planning to sell it on the black market at a 'very high price', with local media claiming he wanted to take it over the Mongolian border. Police uncovered the plot and quickly arrested a 45-year-old, named only as Enhtor.
According to Article 18 of the Criminal Code of Mongolia smuggling items of cultural heritage are punishable with either a fine of up to 3million roubles ($43,000) or between five and 12 years in prison. The monk is now being guarded at the National Centre of Forensic Expertise at Ulaanbaatar.
