Mummy Found in Meditation Position: Legendary Mongolian Lama?

A mummy estimated from preliminary investigations to be about 200 years old, sitting in the lotus meditation position, was found in Mongolia on Jan. 27.

Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov (1852-1927). A mummy in the lotus meditation position found Jan. 27, 2015, in Mongolia is said to possibly be Itigilov. Wikimedia Commons

The deceased is speculated to have been a Tibetan lama, perhaps Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, who was born in 1852. The story of Itigilov's body is a fascinating one.