The boy's fame has grown rapidly, drawing increasing numbers of devotees. Ram Bahadur Bomjon was reportedly bitten by a snake, but he refused all medical treatment saying that he could be cured by meditation alone.
Meanwhile, this remote piece of Nepalese jungle is rapidly turning into a spiritual supermarket. If devotees want a memento of their visit to the forest, five rupees will buy them a picture of Ram Bahadur Bomjon with light emanating from his forehead. A group of Bomjon's followers met with him about 3 kilometers southwest of his meditation site. They say, they spoke to him for thirty minutes, during which Bomjan said "there is no peace here" and that he would return in six years, or roughly 2011 or 2012. He left a message for his parents telling them not to worry. On 8 March 2007 he left Bara district to again find a quieter place to meditate.
The Buddha Boy left to go into the forest to mediate on March 8, 2007. He emerged from the forest on Monday, November 10, 2008 and preached to villagers at a temple in Ratanpuri, just southeast of Kathmandu. His hair was shoulder length and he was dressed in clean white cloth. More than ten thousand people have flocked to Nepal to hear his teachings.
He talked to the people about fostering peace and ending discrimination. He has said that the only way to save the nation is through spirituality.
Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, was born into a royal family in about 560BC in what is now Nepal. Having learnt that death was an unavoidable fate, he decided to live as a homeless holy man. After adopting the Middle Way between luxury and ascetics, the Buddha, who was married and had a child, achieved Enlightenment while meditating beneath the Bodhi tree. Buddhism is a tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development. Buddhists strive for a deep insight into the true nature of life and do not worship gods or deities. Buddhism is based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautam, commonly known as "The Buddha". It is a religion that originally comes from Nepal, and teaches that personal spiritual improvement will lead to escape from human suffering.
Buddhism facts:
- 2,500 years old
- 350 million Buddhists worldwide
- Founded by Siddhartha Gautama in Nepal
- The path to Enlightenment or Buddha hood is through the practice and development of morality, meditation, and wisdom
- Buddhists do not believe in a creator God nor a personal God, but Buddhists are tolerant of those whose beliefs are different from theirs
- Buddhists believe that nothing is fixed or permanent — change is always possible
- Buddhism teaches that all life is interconnected, so compassion is natural and important
· The five precepts are training rules in order to live a better life in which one is happy, without worries, and can meditate well.
1. To refrain from taking life (non-violence towards sentient life forms)
2. To refrain from taking that which is not given (not committing theft)
3. To refrain from sensual (including sexual) misconduct
4. To refrain from lying (speaking truth always)
5. To refrain from intoxicants which lead to loss of mindfulness (specifically, drugs and alcohol)
In the 8 precepts, the third precept on sexual misconduct is made stricter, and becomes a precept of celibacy. The three additional precepts are:
6. To refrain from eating at the wrong time (only eat from sunrise to noon)
7. To refrain from dancing and playing music, wearing jewelry and cosmetics, attending shows and other performances
8. To refrain from using high or luxurious seats and bedding