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Nepal: Is Buddha Boy Real?

Categories: South Asia, Nepal, Arts & Culture, Religion

The Himalayan Beacon reports [1] that thousands of pilgrims in southeast Nepal are rushing in to see a 17-year-old boy whom some believe to be a reincarnation of the Buddha [2]. The blog asks [3] whether he is the same person as he emerges after living more than a year in the forest.