Mystery "Buddha" boy goes missing

Yahoo ^ | March 11, 2006

[INDIAN_REPUBLICAN]

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepali police began hunting on Saturday for a teenaged boy who some people believe is an reincarnation of Buddha after he disappeared from the site where he had been meditating for almost 10 months.

Fifteen-year-old Ram Bahadur Bamjon has not been seen since early Saturday, said Hari Krishna Khatiwada, a district official of Bara, 150 km (95 miles) southeast of Kathmandu.

The boy had been meditating there without food or water since May. Some of his followers are also missing.

"So far we have found no trace of them," Khatiwada said.

Sitting cross-legged beneath a "pipal" tree, which is sacred to Hindus, Bomjon drew more than 100,000 people to the dense forests in southeastern Nepal.

But visitors were only allowed to see him from 50 metres (165 feet) away and the boy was hidden from public view at night behind a curtain drawn by his followers.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

"bigot" is not supported by the available data.
"churl" seems to fit.

I am a
NULLticulturalist^TM

n. one who believes that ALL cultures are essentially worthless and deserving of sadistic and relentless ridicule

[KJC1]

Hmmm. I scanned the cream of your posts. Only Hillary herself is slightly angrier than you. Calm down; I am in private communication with the original poster. Wait 'til you see how this works out!

You are FReepmailing with Indian Republican? If so, I hope that goes well because I'd like to see him stick around. Why you think I should have known that is hard to understand, though.

Thanks for comparing me to Hillary, btw. You need to take responsibility for your own words here, which were far from "happy." You are just angry you got called on it. But again, I hope your communications with IR have a positive result.

[Solamente]

Damn, King Prout, have I savaged you with my humble opinion, and not even that, but a jest?

You're way too thin-skinned and full of yourself.

Dude, Where's My Karma?

[King Prout]

now, that is amusing. "nullticulturalist" - I like it. May I steal that?

[King Prout]

savaged *me*?
no.
nor is such an inference supported contextually. at no point therein have I defended *myself*.
this thread, with its excesses, has not been about *me*.

[Solamente]

Sure he'll stick around; why not? Indians may be different, but they are not stupid. I'm sorry to say that many subjects in which I would like to discuss with Indian Republican may very well never see the light of post on FR, unless of course times change.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

now, that is amusing. "nullticulturalist" - I like it. May I steal that?

Yes, but if you copy me then there would be two of us and that makes another freaking stoopid monkey-see-monkey-do culture.

[King Prout]

this is going to make for a very long excerpt in my Quote section if you keep making me sneeze coffee like that.

[Tx Angel]

You are just as bad. In fact, one can see why you were banned twice.

Enough already.

[KJC1]

LOL.

I am smelling BS. I FReepmailed him hours ago and he hasn't responded. But you are having super-secret discussions with him after your rude comments. Ok, I suppose that is plausible, but... (I will readily apologize if I am wrong but you went from advertising your private talks with him to saying they "may never see the light" here.)

I think you have painted yourself into a corner where now you are projecting. To suggest I think Indians are stupid is utterly removed from anything I've ever posted, when you are the one who made your insulting comment at #22 that got you into this fine mess.

[Solamente]

Wrongo. It's about YOU YOU YOU the moment YOU click the "Reply" button.

In a few hours, Indian Republican Himself will harrange you, privately, I hope.

[TFFKAMM]

I'm wondering if a lot of the irreverence and sarcasm on this thread is an unconscious backlash against what I call "Pop Buddhism." Alone among major world religions, Buddhism seems to get a near-complete pass from the MSM and academia for any sort of critical examination or satirical humor. Too, in the West it seems to be the faith of choice among Hollywood/countercultural more-spiritual-than-thou types who have little understanding of how it's really practiced in Buddhist-majority cultures, and who pick up on it because it's so exotic and seemingly nonthreatening to pursuing otherwise-sybaritic lifestyles. (Richard Gere, call your office!)

What do you guys think?

(And prayers for the safety of this young man -- this IS a serious situation.)

[BunnySlippers]

http://www.tibet.ca/en/wtnarchive/1996/3/23_2.html

[King Prout]

Wrongo. It's about YOU YOU YOU the moment YOU click the "Reply" button.

In a few hours, Indian Republican Himself will harrange you, privately, I hope.

I welcome IR's comments.

[Solamente]

Yes! Smell the BS!

The private mail is intact. I offered my most sincere apologies, but added that I was very intent on stating that I was in a jestful mood, and subsequentially moved to continue my grasp at freedom, or the sake of freedom itself.

[King Prout]

Churlish? Who the eF are you, Charles Friggin' Dickens?
While there may be others on this thread that may have caused you much consternation and distress, I wholeheartedly assure you that I am in no way whatsoever in collusion with them.

I see nothing of great substance to debate, furthermore; your ridgid temperment in itself forestalls the free exchange of any comment contrary to your own. Good day, Sir!

I'm "just as bad" as that? I match thinly-veiled expletives and demonstrable inaccuracy?

*shrugs*

If you say so.

[KJC1]

I offered my most sincere apologies,

In that case, good. Seriously.

I hope we can all agree that Hindus and Buddhists share many of our issues. Muslims are not fans of any of us, and have acted on that violently. Facing this together is important.

[Solamente]

"I think you have painted yourself into a corner... "

For goofing on a thread? N***** Please.

[Solamente]

I got your goat, didn't I, bucko?

[King Prout]

hrmn?