This could be a new religion: Missing Nepali 'Buddha Boy' reappears with sword

[Flabbergasted]

Next thing we know everyone will be meditating in the jungle and grabbing swords.

Check out his picture...Must be meditating...?





http://thestranger.com/blog/2006/12/buddhaboy_a_conjectu

Also known as Ram Bahadur Bomjon, the 16-year-old BB is a spiritual celebrity who disappeared into the jungles of Nepal in March and reappeared on Christmas day. (Notably, carrying a sword—on Christmas. “I came not to bring peace but a sword,” said Christ in Matthew 10.) The news is all over this kid.








http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/world/stories/DN-buddhaboy_27in.ART.State.Edition1.3dbace1.html

Buddha boy reappears in Nepal

Teen some think is reincarnation said he was meditating in jungle


12:00 AM CST on Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Associated Press

KATMANDU, Nepal – A missing teenage boy who many believe is the reincarnation of Buddha has reappeared in the jungles of southern Nepal months after he went missing, an official said Tuesday.

Ram Bahadur Banjan, 15 or 16, was last seen March 11 in a forest where he had meditated for 10 months, allegedly without food and water. Thousands of Hindus and Buddhists flocked to see him every day.

The teen disappeared from his meditating spot among the roots of a tree in Bara, about 100 miles south of the capital Katmandu, where he had sat cross-legged and motionless with his eyes closed.

He was spotted by cattle herders in the jungle Sunday, and a team of police and officials was sent to investigate Monday, said Harihar Dahal, an administrative official in the area.

Speaking to those gathered around him, Ram said he had been at the same spot for three days.

"Apparently there were some people who spotted me. I was deep in meditation and did not even know that there were people around," he said.

[BayCityProgressive]

1. What a crock.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Well, yeah...

Sure is this whole "Jesus Christ" thing, but that's not the point...

[karlrschneider]

3. ROFL! That was my thought exactly!

10 months w/o food or water? Riiiiiiiiiiight...
:eyes:

[Flabbergasted]

5. There are many many examples of people doing "supernatural things"

It may be a scam however..

Although the articles I found didn't say "fasted"....

[karlrschneider]

11. I think you mean "many -reports- of ...supernatural things"

From the OP:

"Ram Bahadur Banjan, 15 or 16, was last seen March 11 in a forest where he had meditated for 10 months, allegedly without food and water."

That sounds pretty much like what I've always imagined 'fasting' to be...

[Flabbergasted]

15. Allegedly "Alone" I assume. Just playing devils advocate...

Your topic line has better wording than mine.

[karlrschneider]

17. Gotcha. No offense was intended, obviously!

:D

[Flabbergasted]

20. Yep you got me....I was kicking myself on the way home....

:toast:

[twilight_sailing]

4. Think of the guys who made it with a "new" religion.

It's better than having your own printing press.

What IS the religion of the radical right? Jesus with a machine gun in his hands? Seriously, I want to know. Who dreamed up this religion? What, specifically, in detail, IS this goddamn religion?

Sorry, I am off topic. This shit just drives me crazy.

[blogslut]

6. How can it be a new religion?

The Buddah was born in 563 BCE

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. Ok, for all you disbelievers

realize the kid is out doing his thing--he isn't making the ruckus about what he's doing. It's the people who are watching him who are.

[Warpy]

8. What sword?

It's inconsistent with Buddhism and I didn't notice one mentioned in the larger article, only in the music blog. The discussion of the hand position in that blog was spot on, though.

There are better ways to scam ignorant villagers than sitting in a tree and doing the hard work of deep meditation, and there's no mention of a fortune, just scraps and water donated to him. That IS consistent with heavy duty Buddhism.

I hope he gets his wish and finds a spot nobody goes looking for him in.

[Flabbergasted]

9. RUA Buddhist?

[Warpy]

12. A very bad one, why?

[Flabbergasted]

13. I liked your response n/t

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

14. No, the sword's a Buddhist symbol.

The Boddhisatva Manjusri kept a flaming sword he used to cut through ignorance and hatred.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjusri

[Warpy]

19. Um, don't try to confuse a metaphor with an actual object

used to threaten animals.

[FedUpWithIt All]

18. He claims the sword he was carrying is for his protection from wild animals.

Apart from his customary long hair, Bomjan was also carrying a sword. Looking plumper than he was when he disappeared 10 months ago, the Buddha boy was meditating in the bushes. When asked why a person who believes in non-violence has ended up possessing a sword, he answered, "Gautam Buddha used to arrange for his security himself. I was forced to do so as well."

Also

When asked what should be done with donations that his followers may make, he urged that anything could be done
with the money as long as it is not used in business or misused.

http://e.sinchew-i.com/content.phtml?sec=2&artid=200612270001

I first read about this kid nearly a year ago. I say let him be. Cannot be an easy pass time of ANY kid to sit under a tree for over a year. Let alone one looking to scam others for their own gain.

It certainly wouldn't be easy for me. I even have to pull away from the computer now and again and this is far more interesting then being alone with my thoughts.

If some want to believe he is "special"..so be it. It does not affect me in the slightest.

[Flabbergasted]

21. Although, allegedly, he did instruct his parents not to drink alcohol

or kill animals, when he left his home.

[SoCalDem]

10. Um.. teenaged boy decided he did not want to spend his life being kept

as a celibate "pet" for a bunch of monks..(who knows about the celibate part, but...)

he got a little rebellious & ran off for some R&R..

[LostInAnomie]

16. Probably snuck off to bang some whores.

That's what I would have done.


So, I may be projecting a little.