New Delhi: 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.
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.
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.
As devotees and the curious from far and wide flocked to see him, there arose the legend of the ‘Buddha Boy’, the prodigy who was thought to be an incarnation of the Buddha.
After his re-appearance, the fickle public began losing interest in the mystery teen and there were few further reports about him.
But he reappeared in the media on Saturday when the Himalayan Times daily said the boy has gone missing again since Thursday.
Local media dubbed Bomjan 'Buddha Boy' after supporters said he had been meditating for months without food, water or sleep.
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