Nov. 12, 2008: Ram Bahadur Bamjan, believed to be the reincarnation of Buddha

In Ratanpur, Nepal, a young teenage boy named Ram Bahadur Bamjan, 18, revered as a reincarnation of Buddha sat silently in the jungle as he blessed his devotees Wednesday with a light tap on the head, which they consider the touch of the divine.

Many followers of the Ram Bahadur Bamjan believe he has been meditating without food and water since he was first spotted in the jungles of southern Nepal in 2005, Believers say he spent months without moving and been sitting with his eyes closed beneath a tree.

Bamjan was expected to address his followers on Nov. 18 and then retreat again into the jungle for meditation, said Kamal Tamang, a Buddhist priest.

Some Buddhist priests have been reluctant to accept Bamjan as a true reincarnation of Siddhartha Gautama, who was born in southwestern Nepal roughly 2,500 years ago and became revered as the Buddha, or Enlightened One.

"Meditating without food does not prove that he is the reincarnation of Buddha," said Min Bahadur Shakya of the Nagarjuna Institute of Exact Methods, a Buddhist research center in Katmandu. "There is much study needed to be done."

The devotees who have flocked to visit him have fewer doubts. Colorful prayer flags fluttered and incense filled the air Wednesday as the pilgrims silently approached Bamjan, who was surrounded by a line of Buddhist monks.

"I have no doubt in my mind he is a God," said Meg Bahadur Lama, a local farmer. "He has been meditating without food and water and no human can achieve such a feat. I used to hear about such miracles in the past but now I got to see one."


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Source: Fox News

i really wonder if its true...i mean it would be cool if it was but how do people he's meditating? i doubt people watch him 24/7 to kno if he eats or not...

I'm guessing they've been spying on him...which is scary..lol but whatever...least his fasting is making him famous...rofl xD

Oh, I have also added a video

this thing sound interesting!!! true or not the fact that he's meditating 24/7 with or without food is good.

well he seemed fat and healthy...i don't know if he really was true...

Really sorry to read this news. Oh man! They are trying to use Buddha for their famous. I don't know how much they have poisoned his mind. But he is really crazy.

i dont believe this is true i mean lot of this happen in other countries also and they said they were the reincarnated of Jesus and other saints but sorry as much as i believe in reincarnation but i dont believe in this kind of story

Yes, you're right. Not only low-educated people, but also well-educated people sometimes gone crazy when they handle with religions.

As a buddhist, I don't know what he's doing. But it would be much better if he started learning real life of Buddha.

well, its really just if you believe in it or not, i guess....

There is many things going wrong about this case.
First, Buddha will never reincarnate. (I mean never).
Second, In Buddha's Law, there is no way to become a Buddha by meditating like this way.(This method of Meditating is call "DOKKRASARIA", and is a wrong method)
If he really meditating like this, I'm sure he is not a real buddhism.
For overall I didn't believe he is doing.