http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/1...g.ap/index.html

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- A teenage boy in Nepal whose followers believe he is the reincarnation of Buddha is missing after 10 months of meditation, allegedly without food or water, officials said Saturday.

 

Followers of Ram Bahadur Banjan, 15, reported his disappearance and a police team has been sent to the jungles of Bara, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of the capital, Kathmandu, to investigate, said Santaraj Subedi, the chief government official in the district.

 

It was still unclear when he disappeared, but initial reports said he was last seen on Friday.

 

Subedi said police were investigating if the boy just wandered into the jungle or was abducted by local robbers.

 

Banjan has been sitting cross-legged and motionless with eyes closed in a niche among the roots of a tree in the jungle since May 17, 2005, according to his associates, who claim he has had no food or water during that period.

 

If some parent lets their kid do this in the US, its child abuse and neglect

OK, has ANYONE checked Sardo Numspa's house? I bet $1000 that's where you'll find him. Get me Chandler Jarrell's number, I'll have the kid back by tomorrow.