Talk:Ram Bamjan

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Ram Bahadur Bomjon

A buddhist monk?
What makes Ram a monk? He is a boy - a special one perhaps. but certainly not a monk. See BBC story for more info and a photo.

--Mayuresh 10:37, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Sez who? *He* claims to be a rinpoche.  To my (admittedly limited) knowledge, that implies monkdom.  Monkly attributes include poverty (I've researched this guy as extensively as the web will allow, and I haven't scented any income derived by him) and celibacy (whether he's a hoax or not, everybody can agree he ain't getting any sitting under that tree).  Monks meditate a lot; he seems to qualify :)  Finally, there's no international organization or standard to answer Monk? or Not Monk?  It's a relatively silly point in all of this to argue about anyway.  Monklihood seems to be in the eye of the meditator.  Also, yes, that bbc article forms the basis for the original wiki article.  There's been more info since, but such info has been so wild (clothes spontaneously combusting is the latest unverified claim) I hesitate to update the wikientry.  Supposedly that last was caught on film though....  We'll watch what we will watch when it's watchable.  If it will be.  68.155.151.178 06:59, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Do you suppose we can pick up the image from the BBC website? It doesnt say anything about having copyrighted it?

- --Mayuresh 10:48, 15 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Anything you find on BBC is likely going to be copyright BBC. If you're up to it, I'd recommend trawling http://samandlaura.blogspot.com/ for pictures.  These bloggers did their own documentary, I'm sure that they would be amenable to their photos going to wikipedia.  (They've also got better pictures than the one on BBC.)  Somebody somewhere should start collecting these pictures, as it has already gotten pretty difficult to find pics of Ram at the start of his meditation -- back when his hair was short and he looked, not exactly muscular, but solidly built.  I've seen such a pic, but I can't find it anymore.  68.155.150.70 03:56, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Requesting Accuracy Check
Mayuresh, I'm assuming from your name (please forgive me if I'm wrong) that you are from India, Nepal, or possibly Pakistan, and likely you have some background into Hindu or Buddhist culture. Can you check the article for factual content? I made some changes last week, but it doesn't look like this page generates a whole lot of traffic lately. I'm far from an expert on anything to do with this part of the world, and I'm worried that if any of my changes are incorrect, nobody is around to correct them. Can you look at this, or verify if it's okay? 68.155.150.70 04:06, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Seems alright. Though i am not an authority, i was able to verify most of what you've added. So apart from a spelling correction or two, i have very little to say. -- mskadu 00:43, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

A clear and close image
I have requested Sam & Laura to let us use their photograph on this article. The photograph on their post is the clearest one i have come across yet.

-mskadu 20:24, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Sam has been nice to consent us to use two of his images:


 * Closeup shot of the boy
 * His Mother - Mayadevi

We just need to decide where to place them.

-mskadu 12:13, 21 February 2006 (UTC)