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Can you believe this?
Christian Century, May 29, 2007
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS? In 1998 a rainbow appeared above the cabin of a devout Tibetan, a Buddhist lama. As he lay on his bed, chanting a Tibetan mantra, he died, even though he hadn't been sick. Shortly afterward, his students noticed that the monk's skin began to turn soft and pinkish. They were advised by another lama to cover his body and continue to pray.
As the days progressed the dead monk's body shrank, and by the end of a week all that remained were a few hairs on a pillow. This phenomenon, known in Tibetan Buddhism as a rainbow body, has been subsequently studied by an associate director of the secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. David Steindl-Rast, an American Benedictine monk, concludes: "If we can establish as an anthropological fact that what is described in the resurrection of Jesus has not only happened to others but is happening today, it would put our view of human potential in a completely different light" (Discover, June).
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