CT Scan Once Revealed Buddha Statue Had a Mummy Inside

The mummy of Buddhist Master Liuquan, shown inside a Buddha statue via CT scans. M. Elsevier Stokmans, Courtesy of Drents Museum

Scientists examined a 1,000-year-old Buddha statue from China, and it contained a mummified monk who apparently died during meditation.

The mummy was discovered in a cavity inside the statue after a private buyer took it to an expert for restoration, according to CNN. It’s not clear when the statue was taken out of China.