Ram Bahadur Bomjon

Ram Bahadur Bomjon (born c. 9 April 1990, sometimes spelled Bomjan, Banjan, or Bamjan), also known as Palden Dorje (his monastic name) and now Dharma Sangha, is from Ratanapuri, Bara district, Nepal.
He drew thousands of visitors and media attention by spending months in meditation. Nicknamed the Buddha Boy, he began his meditation on May 16, 2005. He told them he had left his meditation place, where large crowds had been watching him, “because there is no peace”. He then went his own way and reappeared elsewhere in Nepal on December 26, 2006, but left again on March 8, 2007. On March 26, 2007, inspectors from the Area Police Post Nijgadh in Ratanapuri found Bomjon meditating inside an underground chamber of about seven square feet.Bomjon is a member of the Tamang community.His story may have gained popularity because it resembles an episode in the life of the historical Buddha, although Bomjon himself has rejected such comparisons: “Tell the people not to call me a Buddha. I don’t have the Buddha’s energy. I am at the level of a rinpoche.” Mahiswor Raj Bajracharya, the president of the Nepal Buddhist Council, has stated likewise: “We do not believe he is Buddha. He does not have Buddha’s qualities”.
His mother’s name is Maya Devi Tamang, the same first name as Buddha’s mother. It is reported that his mother fainted when she found out that her son intended to meditate for an indefinite period.