"It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen." -- John Wooden
Introduction
At the tender age of 15, a boy abandoning his friends and family, makes a journey into the deep jungles in search of peace for Nepal.
More than 500 kids have died in Nepal's war. Those survived are homeless and orphans. View however you like about this Nepali Boy,
but he has become an inspiration for many.
Although its not clear what motivated him to do this, but his followers claim that his eternal voices had been calling...
"There is war in my land, Peace should prevail..."
Peace Loving Lord Buddha's life wasn't any different. Prince Buddha, was confined to his own world, the royal palace,
He never saw the outside world. On an ordinary day, he escaped his palace to see the real world. He saw people's poverty,
death, hunger and sickness and sufferings, something that he never knew could exist in this world.
He abandoned his luxurious life, wife and his kids, then spent years in the jungle meditating under a tree.
Later he received enlightenment.
Ram Bahadur Bomjon's followers regard him as the reincarnation of Buddha. The story is similar except Ram Bahadur belongs to a poor class of family,
but has seen Nepal's war before his eyes for years and years. Many consider his work to be small, some say it is not possible to meditate and go on fasting for months.
Scientists fear examining his health might disturb him from meditation. Banjan has already brought Nepal's profile to the world.
He is appearing in blogs, news sites and even in newspapers world-wide. He is making this tiny country of ours known to the world even more
than the Big Companies with tons of cash in their banks!
He has already proven poverty and age are no limit to promoting Nepal and Sending a message of peace to the world.
Although Ram has not spoken formally about his meditation, his followers believe that Ram started meditating because of the
country's current war.
"There is no peace here in the country,
Go tell my family I will be alright" -- Ram Bahadur Banjan
Quick Facts
Name : Ram Bahadur Bomjon, Age 16
Mother's Name : Maya Devi
First Seen in the Jungle : Nov 16 2005, at Age 15
Meditation Start Date : Nov 18 2005, at Age 15
Boy Goes Missing : On 11 March 2006
Boy Reappears in the Jungle : 12 December 2006, after 10 months.
More than 10,000 visitors pay him respect everyday
30 Police Guards are employed in the medication area
He is believed to be immune to insect, snakes bites and rains and cold weather
Over 260,000 web pages talk about him as of Jan 23, 2007 and the number is growing everyday** (**source : yahoo search results)
"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become." -- Gauttam Buddha
Features
At the tender age of 15, a boy abandoning his friends and family, makes a journey into the deep jungles in search of peace for Nepal.
More than 500 kids have died in Nepal's war. Those survived are homeless and orphans. View however you like about this Nepali Boy,
but he has become an inspiration for many.
Peace Loving Lord Buddha's life wasn't any different. Prince Buddha, was confined to his own world, the royal palace,
He never saw the outside world. On an ordinary day, he escaped his palace to see the real world. He saw people's poverty,
death, hunger and sickness and sufferings, something that he never knew could exist in this world.
He abandoned his luxurious life, wife and his kids, then spent years in the jungle meditating under a tree.
Later he received enlightenment.