Decius wrote:

A meditating teenage boy in south-central Nepal is drawing the attention of scientists after attracting huge crowds in the past six months and earning himself the name Buddha-reincarnate.

I've been following this story too - for about a month now. So far I have not found a thing where they have been able to factually refute it. This has been in the news on and off since May, with a lot of attention at the end of November. At least one team of scientists have been there this month, but all they said was that he was alive, but weak, and they asked for more scientists. Interesting story. His name is Ram Banjan. Sometimes it is under Ram Bamjam. Sometimes it is easier to search google by his name than Buddha Boy. That doesn't seem to get as many hits.

RE: BBC NEWS | South Asia | Scientists to check Nepal Buddha boy