Posted on 03/11/2006 3:14:19 PM PST by 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.
I think he was supposed to be the reincarnation of a well known monk.
He's out choking the 'ol bhodisatva.
maybe he was dead already and his body started decaying real badly, so his caretaker buried/cremated him.
it's kind of hard surviving without water since last May.
IndianRepublican,
my apologies to you.
though I am not a deeply religious man, I am troubled to see the instant sarcasm and half-witticisms heaped opon you here.
all of you making wise,
do please remember that there seems to be a missing person in this case.
please also bear in mind that the comments you are making right now about a hindic ritual would probably get you banned had you made them about catholic or other christian rites.
What is wrong with you---and not just you but many others on this thread.
Honestly, the responses here are embarrassing. Thanks for making FR look like a bunch of jackasses.
Hell, it's child negligence.
Oh, lighten the ef up, for Vishnu's sake!
geez, i hope this group gets raptured , soon! woof!
What KJC1 said.
If you hear an update, please feel free to ping me.
I didn't see any reports of him missing on google? Yahoo must be ahead of everybody.
no. pretend to be at least marginally civilized.
I read that, Humidson. Don't know if this is one and the same, or not.
You should see the msg boards on Yahoo.... 574 posts of sarcasm and counting. We are the culture of late night show comedians.
lmao - that image is hysterical
So you saw it too? I can't remember any of the details, except the fact that this woman felt it was her duty, no - her honor, to hand over her son. Seems like it was on some news show like 20/20 or something. And it was at least 10 years ago.
I'm wondering if this is the same boy.
I have actually had several experiences, religious, if you will, the result being that it trumps my need to participate in civilization.
Would I win money on a bet some of these folks made fun of crippled kids in grade school?
I don't care what they do on Yahoo. If you want to post undeserved vitriol, go post on Yahoo instead of stinking this place up.
I'd like to say "welcome to FR" but that would be disingenuous.
Two questions here. Would there be a political or other reason for kidnapping him? Would there be a reason for his followers to hide him to forward an agenda? I hope the young man is alright although I have to say I don't believe he hasn't had food or water since May
You were stoned at the time, weren't you ; )
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