Ram Bahadur Bamjan, a Nepalese teenager is revered by many as a reincarnation of Buddha. Mr. Bamjan's followers believe he has been meditating without food and water in the jungles of southern Nepal since 2005. Believers say he spends months without moving, sitting with his eyes closed beneath a tree.

Good thing they haven’t seen me over the last couple of weeks. They’d be worshipping me by now.