Amazing picture shows 200-year-old mummified monk found meditating in Mongolia

THESE are the amazingly intact remains of a meditating monk that have sat undiscovered in Mongolia since sometime in the 1800s.

CREDIT: Morning News Online use only These are the amazingly intact remains of a monk meditating that have lay undiscovered since sometime in the 1800s. The discovery of the man sat in the lotus position has sparked a forensic investigation into the unknown religious devotee - with experts' initial evaluation suggesting the mummified remains are at least 200 years old. The human relic, which had been preserved in animal skin, was found this week in Songinokhairkhan province, according to Mongolia's Morning Newspaper.

THESE are the amazingly intact remains of a monk meditating that have lain undiscovered in Mongolia since sometime in the 1800s.

The body was found covered in a cattle skin yesterday in the Songinokhairkhan district, close to the country’s capital Ulaanbaatar.

“The mummified body sits in a lotus position, as if still meditating,” said a report in Mongolia’s Morning Newspaper.

Preserved ... The stunning find was discovered in Mongolia with experts reckoning the body has sat undiscovered since the 1800s

“Experts that only had time to carry basic visual test say they believe the body can be about 200 years old.”

“So far there is no information as to where the body was found. The only details we learnt was that it was covered with a cattle skin,” the report added.

The mummy has been delivered to the Ulaanbataar National Centre of Forensic Expertise for further investigation.

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