Buddhist Monk Smiling as his Body is Exhumed

[nivek]

Buddhist monk appears to SMILE as his body is exhumed two months after his death so his clothes can be changed in Thailand

• Luang Phor Pian died aged 92 after succumbing to illness in hospital in Bangkok

• His body was sent back to central Thailand, where he served as a Buddhist guru

• The monk's body was kept in a coffin in the temple where he served

Pian, who was originally from Cambodia, spent the majority of his life serving as a well-known Buddhist guru in the central Thai province of Lopburi, where his body was returned after he died.

This week when his followers removed his body from its coffin, which had been kept at the temple where he served, they were shocked to find it was remarkably well preserved.

Reports said the monks had removed his body in order to fit him with new, clean robes.

Amazingly, Pian's corpse appeared to be smiling, with followers snapping pictures of the incredible moment and sharing it to social media.

The monk's followers will continue to pray for him until he is finally laid to rest in a ceremony to held on the 100th day after his death.

 

[Toroid]

He has to wait another eight years before he is finally laid to rest.

 

[August]

He has to wait another eight years before he is finally laid to rest.

A happy corpse , what next ?

 

[Toroid]

A happy corpse , what next ?

A dancing corpse then a talking corpse after that.

 

[Rick Hunter]

It's not as uncommon as you may think. In Italy, it was fashionable in late medieval and early modern times for the bodies of wealthy individuals to be kept in open crypts where they could be prayed for and even have their clothes changed. The catacombs under the Capuchin Monastery of Palermo, Italy are probably the largest and best known example.