Buddha Boy Goes 6 Mo. No Food or Water

Thousands of pilgrims are pouring into
the dense jungle of southern Nepal to worship a 15-year-old boy who has
been hailed as a new Buddha.

Devotees claim that Ram Bomjon, who is silently meditating beneath a tree,
has not eaten or drunk anything since he sat down at his chosen spot six
months ago.

Ram Bomjon maintains his vigil in the shade of his pipal tree

Witnesses say they have seen light emanating from the teenager’s forehead.

"It looks a bit like when you shine a torch through your hand," said
Tek Bahadur Lama, a member of the committee responsible for dealing with
the growing number of visitors from India and elsewhere in Nepal.

The popularity of the phenomenon is partly because it
resembles an episode in the life of the historical Buddha, who was born
160 miles away around 543 BC. The Buddha achieved enlightenment when
he meditated beneath a sacred pipal tree for 49 days.

Ram Bomjon is also sitting beneath a pipal tree, in the same posture
as the Buddha is depicted, but his vigil has already taken longer.

Well, the world is a lot more fucked up now than
it was in 543 B.C. Our prediction: If the kid really is the reincarnation
of the Buddha, he’ll
never move
from
that
spot.

from the
Telegraph of London