On the news wire, there have been reports in the last several months of a fellow by the name of Bomjam, who has reached a certain fame in Nepal as a “Buddha reincarnate”. 
Reincarnation[v. ree-in-kahr-neyt; adj. ree-in-kahr-nit, -neyt] – (verb) to give another body; to incarnate again. (adj.) incarnate new.
If this true, then we may perhaps be seeing a phenomenon that, like many things in this world, remain unexplained. However, there is something else that is unexplained. Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, lived around the 5th century BC, and Bomjam is only 18 years old, meaning he was born in 1990 AD.
So one question I pose is what was Buddha’s spirit doing from the 5th century BC to 1990 AD? That’s 2,500 years that’s unaccounted for. A lot of people like to hypothesize what Jesus Christ did the first 30 years of his life, so why not wonder what Buddha’s been up to the past two and a half millennium?
Many theories abound I suppose, and I have to admit, my knowledge on reincarnation isn’t necessarily up to snuff. The only experience I have on the matter is when someone came up to me several years ago, apologizing for shooting me. Apparently, I was an elk in former life. 16-point elk buck; legend of the forest. Not bad, eh? Back to Bomjam.
My query into this matter compelled me to send his liege (what is the proper title for a guy who’s the incarnate of major religious figure?) an email and give it a rest. After all, I figured it would be awhile until I heard from him, for I’m under the impression that he’s hard to get a hold of. The guy meditates for months on end without eating and drinking, much less has time to answer fan email. Much to my surprise, though, I received an response from him the day I sent the letter. Here it is: Bomjam’s Response
Hopefully these pearls of wisdom can enlighten you, the reader, as well.
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