Current Events > Leopard kills Indian Buddhist monk meditating in forest

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A monk meditating in a forest in the Indian state of Maharashtra has died in a leopard attack, officials say.

Rahul Walke had been "meditating under a tree" in the Tadoba forest, which is a protected tiger reserve, officials told PTI news agency.

Walke had been attached to a Buddhist temple which is inside the forest, but he had walked to a spot quite far away from it to meditate.

Forest officials said they had warned the monks against going too far inside.

"I would like to tell everyone not to go inside the forest," GP Narawane, a forest official, told BBC Marathi.

However, there are now plans to capture the leopard. "We have set up two cages and a camera trap, and we will try to tranquilise the animal," Mr Narawane said.

State government officials have said they will give Mr Walke's family 1.2m rupees ($16,762; 13,280).

A monk belonging to the same temple told BBC Marathi that he had seen the animal attacking Mr Walke when he visited his meditation spot to give him food on Wednesday morning.

He said he went away to seek help but by the time he returned with others, Mr Walke was dead.

The Tadoba reserve is home to an estimated 88 tigers. It is also home to a large variety of other animals, including leopards, sloth bears, hyenas and honey badgers.
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It takes years of intense training to meditate properly while being eaten by a leopard

This is not how you learn Leopard Kung Fu.

I bet the leopard was in purrvana after that meal

Scorsese2002 posted...

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However, there are now plans to capture the leopard.

Why. Just why? Why are humans the only species who murder for revenge? This is like killing a shark because your dumb cousin got eaten in the middle of the ocean. Take your L and fuck off.
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