To witness this fascinating mummification process you will need to first reach Spiti Valley and you can plan your Spiti Trip Packages here.
The mummified body of the monk was found after an earthquake in 1975 opened an old tomb but it was excavated much later in 2004.
The monks go into slow starvation with a diet consisting of poisonous nuts, roots, herbs, and tree sap. Seated in a meditating posture, the monks die without any moisture in the body, but having all essentials preserved.
The mummy of Sangha Tenzin is seated in a temple in a glass box inside a small room next to the Gue Monastery Spiti Valley, with his mouth open, his teeth and hair intact, and hollow eyes. It is believed that monks who were successful in the self-mummification process were given the honor and status of the Living Buddha.
Only 30 such mummies have been found till date and most of them are found in Japan.
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