Ram Bahadur Bomjon

Ram Bahadur Bomjon (born April 9, 1990 , sometimes Bomjan or Banjan ), also known as Palden Dorje (his official name as a Buddhist ) or by the nickname Buddha Boy , is a young Buddhist monk from the village of Ratanapuri in the Bara district, Nepal , whose behavior attracted thousands of visitors and aroused great media interest.

He was reported to have been meditating for months without food or water. He began his meditation on May 16, 2005, disappeared from his hometown on March 11, 2006, reappeared elsewhere in Nepal on December 25, 2006, and disappeared on March 8, 2007. On March 26, 2007, Bomjon withdrew to an underground bunker in Nepal to meditate for three years, according to his own statements, without eating, drinking or sleeping.

Since 2010 there have been repeated reports that Ram Bomjon and his supporters, some of them also from the West, have been exposed to violence, robbery, deprivation of liberty against villagers, family members, journalists and also sexual abuse against mainly female, foreign supporters - in the latter case with the reason that they were witches.

childhood

According to his family and neighbors, Bomjon behaved noticeably differently from his peers in early childhood, observed other people at church services and prayed himself. He also had a peaceful nature, never got physical and opposed the killing of animals . From the age of five he only fed on the remains of others and preferred to starve when there were no leftovers available. The legendary reports are strikingly similar to the childhood descriptions of other self-appointed prophets and saints, such as Osho or Sathya Sai Baba .

He was accepted into a priestly school by the Sombahadur Lama. There he refused to shave his head, as is customary for Buddhist monks. Photos show him with full hair. At the end of his apprenticeship he went to Lumbini , the birthplace of Gautama Buddha , but instead of returning home with the rest of the priestly class, he went to Dehradun for more lessons.

After returning from Dehradun, he fell ill for some time. After recovering, he retained a limp. On May 16, 2005, he admonished his family to stop killing animals or drinking alcohol and went out of the house that night unnoticed. In the subsequent search he was found meditating under a nearby fig tree. He asked his family to return home and not to worry. When his mother was desperate, he took six leaves from the tree, gave them to her and said, "Take these leaves and keep them safe. If you lose these leaves, you will no longer be able to find me. If you keep them, I will be with you forever. "

On July 24, 2005, he opened his eyes and told his brother that he could be called "Om Namo Buddha Gyani". This is translated differently. One possibility is "Greetings, wise Buddha". Other translations suggest that the phrase Buddha Gyani means less "wise Buddha" than "one who has knowledge (gyan) of Buddha".

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Die Rheinpfalz - No. 74, Wednesday, March 28, 2007, current events.
2. ^ Controversial Nepali Guru of Violence heading to America. Retrieved February 3, 2018 .