He's on tour
Posted on 03/10/2007 4:25:38 PM PST by mmanager
A Nepalese teenager hailed as a reincarnation of the Buddha has vanished for a second time in southern Nepal, a member of his support committee said Saturday. Ram Bahadur Bomjam, 17, who shot to fame in 2005 when his supporters said he had begun a meditation session that would go on uninterrupted for years, went missing on Thursday night, the committee member said.
"He suddenly disappeared from his meditating site in the jungle of Bara," said Raju Shah, a member of the committee set up after the boy became a local media sensation.
"He told his priest Indra Lama that he would meditate somewhere in other undisclosed locations."
Local media dubbed Bomjan "Buddha Boy" after supporters said he had been meditating for months without food, water or sleep, and tens of thousands of people flocked to see him.
He first disappeared in March 2006, telling his supporters the site had become too crowded.
Nine months later he reappeared and was set up at a new site by the committee, but this time visitors have been sparse.
Scepticism about the teenager's claims increased after his reappearance late last year, and local authorities froze bank accounts containing money collected from visitors.
Gautama Siddhartha, who later became known as Buddha or the Enlightened One, is believed to have been born in southern Nepal in around 500 BC.
Buddhists believe Siddhartha achieved enlightenment after meditating under a pipal tree.
I'm thinking about a plant shorter than a tree. ;O)
And as I think of it.... Jesus didn't make that claim. It was, John, the voice from the cloud and then Peter. Actually, His mother was the first to tell Him to do a miracle. He did finally confirm the "accusation" of the High Priest at the beginning of his ordeal and later Pilot asked Him whether He was King of the Jews and He said "yes."
Disneyland or McDonalds.
He will show up at one of them.
"Ram Bahadur Bomjam, 17, who shot to fame in 2005 when his supporters said he had begun a meditation session that would go on uninterrupted for years,"
Heck, that's NUTHIN'....!!!
We've got College Students who are 29 and STILL haven't declared a major.
"When someone claims to be holy, let alone godlike, or even god-on-earth, I have to laugh.
Only the judgement of history can make such claims."
So, 2000 years ago, when Christ was walking around saying He was the Son of God, you would have laughed?
Just asking.
....Bob
"We've got College Students who are 29 and STILL haven't declared a major"
Ping to me on that one. Tuition, the gift that just keeps ...
Just asking.
....Bob
I am not a Jew living in Roman-dominated palestine in 30-40 BC.
Perhaps I would have laughed. Perhaps I would have said and done nothing. Perhaps I would have followed him.
I was not there, and neither were you.
Gee whiz....don't CRUCIFY the guy, after all....he's got his doubts, Thomas...!!!
17, huh.......yeah, he's "meditating" alright.
I thought he referred to himself as the son of man.......
So did Jesus of Nazareth.
Also a lot of folks who could not shine my boots, including Charles Manson.
I could refer to myself as the "son of man" or even as "son of god".
I know better. I am just an ordinary man. A working stiff. A VOTER.
"I was just wondering how to tell when Christ returns, that He is the real thing.
Apparently Lib has no more idea than I do, so will just have to continue to ask.
.....Bob"
Well, it would be MY guess that those who don't know NOW....won't know THEN, either....!!!
mea culpa.
***I thought He referred to Himself as the son of man.......
Referring, of course, to Jesus, son of Joseph, of the House of David.
Just back, what happened to the buddha boy?
Got laid.
Got a job.
Met Hildebeast on her "goodwill tour".
Was so repulsed, went back into the jungle and hid in a dark cave.
Jesus Claims to be God.
http://www.rationalchristianity.net/jesus_claim.html; http://www.probe.org/content/view/90/77/
He's on tour
Let's try that first link again.
http://www.rationalchristianity.net/jesus_claim.html
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