The preserved body of Huineng

The Sixth Patriarch of Chan died in 713, and his lacquered, seated body has been venerated at Nanhua Temple, Shaoguan, ever since.

713 CE · 24.66, 113.60 · status: account

The sceptical view

The bodies were preserved by meditation-fasting and lacquering, not supernaturally.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Huineng
2. Wikipedia: Nanhua Temple