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• 18-year-old Ram Bahadur Bomjan (or Bamjan), also known by the Budhhist name Palden Dorje, reportedly spent months meditating without consuming any food. He is now followed by thousands who believe him to be Buddha's reincarnation. Videos of the Nepalese teenager meditating under a tree have been made and posted on YouTube.Independent: 'Buddha Boy' reappears after year in jungle (November 11, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: April 9, 1990
  2. Place of birth: Ratanapuri village, Nepal
  3. Bomjan's parents are farmersOfficial Site: Official Site of Guru Palden Dorje
  4. He is the third son in the familyOfficial Site: Official Site of Guru Palden Dorje
  5. Is a vegetarianOfficial Site: Official Site of Guru Palden Dorje
  6. Resolved to meditate for at least six yearsOfficial Site: Official Site of Guru Palden Dorje
  7. Followers reported seeing "bright light" emanating from his foreheadOfficial Site: Official Site of Guru Palden Dorje
  8. Regularly blesses his devoteesOfficial Site: Official Site of Guru Palden Dorje
  9. Wears white robes and doesn't shave his hairOfficial Site: Official Site of Guru Palden Dorje

• Peace-Seeking Journey

  Relatives and neighbors described Bomjan as an unusually calm, thoughtful boy who displayed religious inclination at a very early age and kept mostly to himself. His father sent him to study Buddhism at an institution, where Bomjan's guru discovered that the young devotee had "natural talent" for meditation.Official Site: Official Site of Guru Palden Dorje

  The boy disappeared after recovering from an incapacitating illness, returned home after several months, and soon left again. Since then he continuously disappears and reappears, each time drawing more followers and believers. "I have no doubt now he is the reincarnation of Buddha," said one of the devotees.USA Today: Boy in Nepal draws crowds; some say... (November 23, 2008)

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