[Buddha-l] Nepal's Buddha Boy is back

Richard P. Hayes rhayes at unm.edu
Wed Nov 12 14:46:19 MST 2008


On Thu, 2008-11-13 at 08:18 +1100, Bankei wrote:

> The teenage boy revered by many as a reincarnation of Buddha sat silently in
> the jungle as he blessed his devotees on Wednesday with a light tap on the
> head, which they consider the touch of the divine.

Hey wait! I thought the whole point of being a Buddha is to avoid any
further incarnations. Does this mean the Buddha failed to attain
Buddhahood? Should we be demanding our money back?

Richard



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