Pilgrims flock to see 'Buddha boy' said to have fasted six months

[kentuck]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/11/21/wbuddha21.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/11/21/ixportal.html

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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.

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.

Photographs of Ram Bomjon, available for five rupees (4p) from his makeshift shrine, have become ubiquitous across the region. "Far and wide, it's the only topic of conversation," said Upendra Lamichami, a local journalist.

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[Liberal Veteran]

1. Um....I find that as believable as the guy who magically beat HIV...

...last week.

Why are all these stories coming from British papers lately?

[lvx35]

2. this kind of thing never happens around here.

I wonder its because they would probably institutionalize him here.

[rpannier]

3. It's also because

the save you from yourself crowd would have had his family arrested, had him taken from his parents and had a feeding tube stuck in him.

[pnorman]

4. Tell that to the Fundies over here.

Tell them that there are Holy People in India who work MIRACLES by their Piety, Devotion, and steadfast Faith. (Be sure to slip Terri Schiavo into the conversation).

pnorman