 | During routine restoration, researchers discovered a surprise hidden in an ancient gold-painted Chinese Buddha statue: a mummy hidden inside. The mummy was once the Buddhist monk Liuquan, according to text found with the statue. |  |
 | The mummy was a respected Buddhist monk who, after death, was worshipped as an enlightened being, one who helped the living end their cycle of suffering and death. |  |
 | Liuquan is known to have taught during the 11th century, which puts the age of the statue at close to 1,000 years. |  |
