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ocvictorSo it seems that Ram Bahadur Bamjon, the 15-year-old boy who's been allegedly meditating sans food or water since May, and whom some folks believe is the next incarnation of the Buddha, has disappeared. The Reuters story is sketchy, but evidently he and some of his followers, are missing.
I don't know why I find this fascinating. In all likelihood, the whole thing is a hoax -- despite thousands of pilgrims to Nepal, few have even seen him. He's kept out of sight. So no one can really validate the "no food or water" for months claim, although Nepalese officials claim to have checked in on him and seem conviced. Still ... the very idea is haunting.
According to some people -- and I'll confess, I don't know the ins and outs of Buddhism well -- a long period of meditation by the Buddha is usually a precursor to a big announcement. One imagines that there's quite a bit of edginess and uproar among Bamjon's followers right now...
I don't know why I find this fascinating. In all likelihood, the whole thing is a hoax -- despite thousands of pilgrims to Nepal, few have even seen him. He's kept out of sight. So no one can really validate the "no food or water" for months claim, although Nepalese officials claim to have checked in on him and seem conviced. Still ... the very idea is haunting.
According to some people -- and I'll confess, I don't know the ins and outs of Buddhism well -- a long period of meditation by the Buddha is usually a precursor to a big announcement. One imagines that there's quite a bit of edginess and uproar among Bamjon's followers right now...
