[Buddha-l] Pilgrims flock to see 'Buddha boy' said to have fasted six months

Wong Weng Fai wongwf at comp.nus.edu.sg
Mon Nov 21 19:36:40 MST 2005



On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, Chan Fu wrote:

> I found this part of that article particularily appropriate:
>
> "A fence was built around Ram's tree to prevent pilgrims prodding him,
> then a second, and now a third is planned, as well as a bus park,
> leaving Ram at the centre of an ever growing circle of rubbish."

What about security concerns? More so than terrorists, one has to watch
out for Zen masters who have vowed to kill every Buddha they meet on the
road.

W.F. Wong



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