Reading the news from Buddhist Channel, I was intrigue on the news that the Buddha boy who have been meditating in the jungle of Nepal for years was the re-incarnation of Siddhartha Gautama. I was curious as all this while I learnt from Buddhist text that Buddha, is an enlighten being who have successfully come out of the wheel of suffering (birth and re-birth) through self purification of one’s mind. Therefore, cannot be reborn again. If this as a fundamental teaching in Buddhist text, how come there are still so many that believe the Buddha Boy is Siddhartha? Enlighten me please.
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You are right. A fully enlightened one suffers no more rebirth. That priest who thinks it is Siddhartha’s return is probably out of his mind and the Buddhist Channel is nuts for giving it plausibility by reporting it. Buddhist chronology has it that another Buddha will appear after Siddhartha but not in this world cycle.
By Damien Tan on 11.13.08 4:49 pm | Permalink
Yea, that’s the laughing Buddha, some calls him….
By kew on 11.13.08 5:20 pm | Permalink
Long, long time ago I’ve blogged about this boy too who is featured in a documentary on Discovery Channel.
Apparently they interviewed a Lama whom I know personally. So i did asked him some questions. He doesn’t want to elaborate further. But from his brief reaction, I assume that the boy is a Buddha is not true.
Try to catch the documentary to judge yourself.
http://hcfoo.com/2006/09/discovery-channel-boy-with-divine.html
By hcfoo on 11.13.08 7:00 pm | Permalink