Whatever Happened To Liuquan?

The Drents Museum in The Netherlands recently sent one of their objects--a reliquary holding mummified remains--to the Meander Medical Center for a CT scan and endoscopy. They discovered the mummified remains of Liuquan, a Buddhist Master from the Chinese Meditation School, who died around 1100. And during the endoscopy, the medical staff who graciously donated their time to this project made another wonderful discovery: inside the body cavity where internal organs would have been were found scraps of paper with Chinese characters, presumably prayers to accompany Liuquan's spirit.

Photo by M. Elsevier Stokmans; Boeddhamummie (Drents Museum)

Photo by Jan van Esch, Meander Medical Center, NL

Photo by Jan van Esch, Meander Medical Center, NL

Photo by Jan van Esch, Meander Medical Center, NL

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