Buddhist Monk Was Made Into A Shrine After Bein Mummified & Covered In Gold Leaf
Fu Hou, a highly respected Buddhist monk in China, was transformed into a beautiful golden statue four years after his death.
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Fu Hou started practicing Buddhism at the age of 13 and devoted his entire life to his beliefs before his death at the age of 94. -
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The monk served at the Chongfu Temple on a hill in the city of Quanzhou in southeastern China. -
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According to his disciples, he was a wonderful monk, and a quiet man with a heart of compassion who painstakingly practiced what he preached. He was widely respected by younger monks and by his peers. -
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Before he died, the monk’s wish was to have his body preserved. Immediately after he passed, his body was washed, treated by two mummification experts and sealed inside a large pottery jar. -
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The jar was opened in January, and Fu Hou’s body was found intact and sitting upright with little sign of deterioration. -
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The body was then washed with alcohol and covered in layers of gauze, lacquer, and golf leaf. It was then robed, and a glass case was ordered for protection against theft. -
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According to the local Buddhist belief, only a truly virtuous monk’s body would remain intact after being mummified.
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Fu Hou started practicing Buddhism at the age of 13 and devoted his entire life to his beliefs before his death at the age of 94.
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