Mummified monk in Mongolia 'not dead', say Buddhists

Post by **cronus** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 4:45 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-31125338

Mummified monk in Mongolia 'not dead', say Buddhists

(continued, looks a bit of a norwegian blue to me?)

Post by **Svartalf** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:08 pm

yeah, buddhists tend to be a bit irrational about monks and other holy men who meditate themselves to death

Post by **JimC** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:18 pm

He is an ex-monk...

Post by **jaydot** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 9:28 pm

he is deceased, defunct, kaput. he is no more.

Post by **piscator** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 10:00 pm

Define all that. That's the koan he died for.

Post by **JimC** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 10:03 pm

He can't hear the sound of one hand clapping any more...

Post by **Hermit** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:00 pm

He's not dead. He's just pining for the sweet smell of the lotus blossom.

Post by **klr** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:19 pm

I was going to say "pining for the Mongolian steppes", but I like that better.

Post by **piscator** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:42 pm

The monk was discovered after being stolen by a man hoping to sell him on the black market.

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