WASHINGTON – For nearly nine decades, the Cosmic Buddha statue stood alone at the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art. Museumgoers would pass by the headless, handless statue, a relic of sixth-century ...

This is no ordinary Buddha statue. As the CT scan at the right clearly shows, there’s a mummy concealed inside! This fascinating artifact is currently on display as part of a mummy-themed exhibit at ...

The 11th century relic known as the Liuquan mummy was recently passed through a CAT scanner by the Drents Museum in the Netherlands. It’s part of a major mummification exhibition at the venue. Behind ...

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Scientists have found something unusual in a nearly 1,000-year-old Chinese Buddha statue on display in Holland - a mummified monk! A CT scan and an endoscopy were carried out on the statue to confirm ...

Mummified remains of a monk have been found encased in a Buddha statue dating back to the 11th or 12th Century. Erik Bruijn, an Buddhism expert, led the study that determined the mummy was of Buddhist ...

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FOR centuries, the golden glow of a life-size statue of Buddha has given followers a feeling of serenity. Now a CAT scan has revealed what lies within. The 11th century relic known as the Liuquan ...

(RNS) For years, museums ignored the religious teachings that form a large part of their art collections. Thanks to technology like 3-D scanning, they are beginning to explore it once more. WASHINGTON ...