Monday, November 24, 2008
Thousands flock to see Nepal's mystery 17 year old ‘Buddha boy'
Thousands of people flocked to a remote jungle in southeast Nepal to see a boy, some believe is a reincarnation of Lord Buddha, who reappeared after missing for more than a year, police said on November 11.
Seventeen year old Ram Bahadur Bamjon spoke to devotees from nearby villages on Nov. 10 in the remote forest in Ratanpuri, 150 km (93 miles) southeast of Kathmandu, Prakash Sen, a police constable said.
Bamjon made international headlines in 2005 when tens of thousands of people turned up to see him sitting cross-legged under a tree in a dense forest for nearly ten months, reportedly without food and water.
Hundreds of devotees, including many from neighboring India are trekking the five km (3.1 miles) site to see him on Nov. 11, Sen said.
"He spoke to the devotees standing near a temple in the forest," Sen said after a visit to the site.
"He had shoulder-length hair and had his body wrapped in a white cloth.
"Since many people are walking to see him, I think he has some of the qualities Lord Buddha had," he said.
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Seventeen year old Ram Bahadur Bamjon spoke to devotees from nearby villages on Nov. 10 in the remote forest in Ratanpuri, 150 km (93 miles) southeast of Kathmandu, Prakash Sen, a police constable said.
Bamjon made international headlines in 2005 when tens of thousands of people turned up to see him sitting cross-legged under a tree in a dense forest for nearly ten months, reportedly without food and water.
Hundreds of devotees, including many from neighboring India are trekking the five km (3.1 miles) site to see him on Nov. 11, Sen said.
"He spoke to the devotees standing near a temple in the forest," Sen said after a visit to the site.
"He had shoulder-length hair and had his body wrapped in a white cloth.
"Since many people are walking to see him, I think he has some of the qualities Lord Buddha had," he said.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
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