ss74k, I agree with you that Buddhists do believe in reincarnation. Like you said, Dalai Lama, Karmapa etc. However attaining Nirvana equates to breaking the cyle of being reborn. Gautama Buddha attained Nirvana and Buddhahood. I know some Buddhism believe multiple Buddhas (eg. Pancha Buddha), but do not claim that they were reincarnations. Anyone know any different? About Bomjom, let's just leave him to a meditating young man status for now. A great number of people medidate for long periods without drawing public attention... Maybe he did a smart thing getting out of this media frenzy. Wonder what would Buddha have done?