CT reveals Buddhist monk mummy inside 900-year-old statue

A Chinese statue of the Buddha, exhibited at the Drents Museum in The Netherlands, had a secret hidden inside—the mummified remains of a Buddhist monk who died around 1100 AD.

The discovery was made when the statue was sent through a CT scanner at the Meander Medical Centre in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. For more, including the CT image, click the link to the story from CNET below:

Evan Godt
Evan Godt, Writer

Evan joined TriMed in 2011, writing primarily for Health Imaging. Prior to diving into medical journalism, Evan worked for the Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis. He also has worked in public relations and education. Evan studied journalism at the University of Missouri, with an emphasis on broadcast media.

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