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Mar 20, 2006

"Many people don't see what's obvious." --Lama Ayusheyev

Imperishable Body of a Russian Monk

Hambo Lama Itighelov, a spiritual Russian Leader, passed away in 1927. Per his request, he was first exhumed in 1955. When after the third exhumation in 2002 after 75 years since the Lama's death, his body still showed no signs of decay, medical experts decided to examine the miracle. The grave contained a wooden box and there was a sitting Buddhist lama in a 'lotus' position; researchers reported that his joints flex, the soft tissues were elastic just like a living person, and there was even a pleasant fragrance upon opening the 75-year old grave!