Hindu Conspiracy at Buddhagaya By Sona Kanti Barua.
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S Barua August
8, Buddhagaya, Bihar (India) , About 2600 years ago Gautama Buddha was
supremely enlightened at Buddhagaya and there is a sinister conspiracy
to change the Buddhagaya’s Mahabodhi Temple into a Hindu temple by Hindu
fundamentalists in India. South Asian news agency reported that India
and Bihar Governments’ neglects found at fault and a total shutdown was
observed in this Buddhagaya of this Bihar town, known as the most sacred
pilgrimage place of the Buddhist world. People irrespective of
religions including local traders, hoteliers and Buddhist Monks
Community observed the shutdown that severely affected normal life to
protest the district magistrate’s anti-encroachment drive dated August
8, 2011. “The state government had directed the district administration
to demolish illegal construction near the 1,500 year old Mahabodhi
temple in Buddhagaya to create a buffer zone as per UNESCO plans;” a
district officer said. The state government of Bihar had however,
admitted that new structures have come up within the restricted area.
Hindu State Communism was started in Buddhagaya many years ago. This
also seems a plausible interpretation for the most aggressive example of
seventh century `State communalism’ the military despotism of Hindu
king Sashanka. Hindu took over the Mahabodhi Temple of Buddhagaya and
violating Buddhist emperor Asoka’s imperial Emblem Dharma Cakra (Hindu
politics transformed into the Asoka Cakra),
copyright by exploiting its Hindu cultural garb and influence to build a Vedic power base while turning old teachings upside down by teaching that Buddha is the ninth avatar of Hinduism. Worse, that Buddha Avatar can be taken by Hindu political conspiracy.
copyright by exploiting its Hindu cultural garb and influence to build a Vedic power base while turning old teachings upside down by teaching that Buddha is the ninth avatar of Hinduism. Worse, that Buddha Avatar can be taken by Hindu political conspiracy.
Geneva March 9, 2011 several European
Buddhist Societies with the WORLD BARUA is an International Buddhist
Organization have organized the protest with Buddhist Exhibition
entitled “Save Buddhagaya and Buddhists from Hindu Fundamentalists”
in front of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva from March 9
to March 25, 2011. Hindu fundamentalists destroyed Babri Masjid and
took over Buddhagaya as there are no human rights in India. Is it
civilized society? Indian people and government have to move beyond
bully of Hindu rulers and its fundamentalists. Buddhist protested at the
United Nations against of Hindu fundamentalists’ bully for getting back
the Buddhagaya.
Hindu fundamentalists and its Indian Government
Hindu fundamentalists and its Indian
Government (largest democracy of the world), took over Buddhagaya
Management Committee and they confiscated Buddhists’ rights in
administrating the Mahabodhi Temple of the Buddhagaya, Bihar, India.
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights (Times of India, dated
May 27, 2005) will now examine the abominations of what has been called
the world’s oldest color bar of Brahmanism. Brahmanism was started to
destroy Buddhism in Indus civilization and Pushyamitra’s reign (100
B.C.). “Dalit new Buddhists have pierced through the wall of silence in
the United Nations;” exulted the National Campaign for Dalit Human
Rights convenor, Paul Divakar. Three years of study are expected to
enable the rights commission’s two special rapporteurs. Yozo Yoko and
chin –Sung Chung to compile a set of draft guidelines to bury the job
oriented caste hierarchy, which goes back millennia. The Indian
constitutional privileges in 1950 were meant to last only 10 years. But
DALIT luminaries who have taken their woes to the United Nations, the
world Conference Against Racism in Durban and the European Parliament
would be the first to protest if positive discrimination ends even
relating to the Buddhagaya Management Committee.
Regrettably,
it has been brought to our attention that there were occurred serious
sacrilegious acts (1) by King Sasanka (606 – 637) of Bengal (Gaur) who
cut the Mahabodhi Tree of the Buddhagaya and removed Buddha statues and
established a Siva lingam in the Mahabodhi Temple where Lord Buddha was
enlightened 2555 years ago. According to the Indian Government
Buddhagaya Act 1949, cutting Siva lingam through the prolonged
litigation which has owned the front land of the Main Buddha Statue by
Hindu priests in the Mahabodhi Temple and Buddhists could not pay
respects to the Buddha in front of the Main Buddha statue. Everyday
Hindu priests pray to the hole of the Siva Lingam and owned the front
land of the Main Buddha Statue of the Mahabodhi Temple. (2) Later greedy
Brahmin priests did not convert themselves into Buddhism but they made
him a prophet of the God Visnu for political and social reasons and
added in the Ramayana’s Ayodhya chapter verse no. 32, “Buddha is like a
thief, know the Buddha to be an atheist.” (3) Hindu fundamentalists took
over thousands of Buddhist temples including (a) Jagannath Temple,
Puri, Orissa and (b) Tirupati Balaji Temple.
Hindu Management Committee in Buddhagaya
Government of
India has violated our Buddhists’ rights in creating the Hindu
Management Committee in Buddhagaya where the Lord Buddha attained his
supreme enlightenment 2555 years ago. Hindu fundamentalists took over
the holiest pilgrimage the Mahabodhi Temple (of the Buddhagaya) in the
Buddhist world. It is remarkable that the triumph over prejudice and
ignorance is a triumph for us all. Non-Buddhists should not interfere
into the Indian minority Buddhists’ religious freedom in the Buddhagaya
management Committee in Bihar, India. Every religion is good without
violence.
Resolutions adopted during the 18th W.F. B. (World
Fellowship of Buddhists), General Conference in Taiwan, dated October
27 – November 2, 1992; (1) “Whereas the Buddhagaya Management Committee
is now headed by Hindu (the magistrate of Gaya District), and a
committee of eight persons of whom four are Hindus. (2) Whereas this is a
very painful situation concerning a sacred religious place of one
religious community being controlled by a group of people belonging to a
difference faith whose avowed goals are detrimental to the interests of
the other religion.
(3) Whereas in the legitimate struggle of
the Indian Buddhists to put an end to the sacrilege (Siva linga) that is
being perpetrated at the sacred Buddhist site of Buddha Gaya, a
historic duty and responsibility is cast upon the rest of the world
Buddhist community to extend its fullest support, morally, financially,
materially and vocally toward this cause.
(4) Whereas we
express our grateful thanks to the Venerable Japanese Bhikkhu Sangha
(Buddhist Monks’ Council), including the Most Venerable Nagarjun Shurai
Sasai for the espousing the sacred cause of the Indian Buddhists from
many parts of the globe assembled in Taiwan for the 18th General
Conference of the W.F.B., express our complete solidarity with the
Indian and Japanese Buddhists to preserve the sanctity of Buddha for
Buddhists.
(5) Therefore Let it be Resolved that the WFB.
Efforts immediately to galvanize international opinion in relevant
international organizations to address the plight of Buddhist community
at Buddhagaya, further resolved that the WFB. Make an appropriate
demarche on the Indian Government to guarantee the management of
Buddhagaya by Indian Buddhists.”
In the Bodhgaya Management
Committee’s misuse of non-Buddhist Members power creates this problem.
The non-Buddhists and Brahmins members should understand that “All human
beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed
with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a
spirit of brotherhood (Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights).” There is no common sense of human rights in Brahmanism and the
Hindu society. There is a tragedy of caste system in the Hindu society.
There are many Hindus who wish to convert into Buddhism. Brahmin
priests’ tumultuous legacy of caste & livelihood system makes their
followers captives of their faith. Lord Buddha taught them
non-violence, love, wisdom and compassion. In India 2600 years ago after
attained the supreme enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, Lord Buddha
declared, “May all beings be happy.” He added anti-clericalism of
Brahmins caste system of Indian society is a movement that opposes
religious interference into public and political life and more generally
the encroachment of religion in the citizens’ lives. The Buddha did
not believe in Brahmin’s philosophy of division of mankind. He founded
the Path of Universal Peace (Buddhism) to preach a way of life and
inspired to attain spiritual enlightenment irrespective of castes,
color, and religions.
Whereas after India regained political
independence from the British, the Government of Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru took the wheel of Buddha’s Dharma (Ashok cakra) on the
national flag, the official seal of the government contains Ashokan
symbols of the beating the drums of righteousness in all the four
quarters of the world symbolized by the roaring lions facing the
directions and surmounted by the sacred wheel of the Buddha. At that
time Indian Government made certain changes and gave representation to
Buddhists to protect, control, maintain and develop the world Buddhists’
most sacred place of Buddha Gaya for the benefit of Buddhist worship.
Greed
Greed (several Brahmin priests or every fundamentalists of any
religion) and hatred (several Hindu and Brahmin rulers & fanatic of
any faith) are enemies of mankind. Buddhists have no freedom in the
Hindu society relating to Buddha’s Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path and
the Supreme Enlightenment of the Buddha. Hindu leaders (R.R.S &
Vishwa Hindu Parisad) including Mr. L.K. Advani made the Buddha as their
God but there is no altar for the Buddha in Hindu temples, offices and
homes. Moreover Hindu leaders confiscated Buddhist identity from the
Buddhist community. No Hindu temple celebrates the Buddha Puja and
Buddha Jayanti at home and abroad. But Hindu leaders demand the Buddha
as their God. In hate speech cases against anti-Buddhists the context of
about the activities of political minds of rulers and priests Brahmins
who was started Brahmanism to absorb the Buddhism of Indus Civilization (
Miscellany on the Buddha (Buddhavamsa, History of Buddhas in Pali
languages and Buddhism, Mohenjodaro and Harappa Cities by Swapan Kumar
Biswas, 1999, 390 pages ). Nazi leaders like Indra (Hindu God who
destroyed Buddhism in the Indus civilization) and the Sankarayacharyas
and several kings and rulers took pride in demolishing the Buddhist
images aiming at the total eradication of the Buddhist culture,
traditions, heritages and civilization. Every Buddhist culture Hindus
leaders modified into Hinduism in India. All Buddhists are Hindus in
India. Are Burmese, Chinese, Japanese, American, Thai, and Tibetan
Hindus of India? There are misconceptions in Hindu idea relating to
Buddhism.
Hindus neither control Sikh temples nor Jain temples.
History repeats misuse of religions makes a war. As the UNESCO
explained, “Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of
men that defences of peace must be constructed.” There is an inquiry
into causes and consequences of deprivation of Buddhists in India
through the historical documents. Misuse of the religion of Brahmins,
once made brutal cleansing of Buddhists in Indus civilizations
(Mohenzodaro & Harappa) and Buddhist Temples were destroyed in India
between 830 AD and 966 AD. Now what is happening in the secular India
in a name of religion?
Buddhists and peace loving people all
over the world will have been shocked upon reading the news of “Monks
question ‘outsiders ‘control over Bodh Gaya temple” in the South Asian
Observer of Toronto, dated August 04, 2006 where we heard the voice of
the Oppressed Buddhists made Outcry who are deprived of religious right
in India. Where there is humanity, there is religion. Whereas this is a
very painful situation concerning the sacred Buddha Gaya of world
Buddhists’ holiest religious place being controlled by a group of
non-Buddhists (Hindus) whose avowed goals are detrimental to the
interests of the other religion.
In spite of the fact that
Buddhism is the national religion of Asian countries (Thailand, Burma,
Laos, Sri Lanka, Burma, Japan, Korea, Tibet, China, Mongolia, Bhutan, (
Sikhism was took over by India) Vietnam and etc.), all other religions
are given equal opportunity for their followers to practice their
respective beliefs.
More importantly, all religions in Thailand
and other Buddhist countries are given adequate protection against any
abuse or disrespect to any reason or objects of reverence. Under the
penal code, any of the following acts against any religion is punishable
by law:
(1) Any act, by any means whatever, to an object or a
place of reverence of any community in a manner likely to insult the
religion
(2) Whoever causes any disturbance at any assembly
law fully engaged in the performance of religious worship or religious
ceremonies;
(3) Whoever dresses or uses a symbol showing that
he is a Buddhist monk or novice, ascetic or clergymen of any religion
unlawfully in order to make another person believe to at he is such
person.
As an example
above articles in the Thai law indicate
at least how the Thai code of law sincerely support the spirit of
tolerance and understanding towards other religious groups. To repeat,
this despite the fact that Buddhism is regarded as the Thai national
religion. What is more noteworthy is also that the Thai Monarch,
although a Buddhist , nevertheless is Buddhistically, the upholder of
all religious groups in the kingdom. Do not all these instances reflect
Thai Buddhists’ spirit of tolerance, sympathy and understanding towards
whoever and whatever is different from Buddhist or Thai government
principles?
From the Buddhist standpoint, Hindu fundamentalists
they have themselves sunk so low that we have to pity on them and to
pray, with a compassionate spirit, that they understand they are doing so
at their own spiritual peril, and thus stop doing so in the Mahabodhi
Temple of Buddhagaya.
Therefore let it resolved that the Indian
Buddhist community exert all efforts immediately to galvanize
international opinion in relevant international organizations including
UNESCO to address the plight of Buddhist community at Buddhagaya.
Further resolved that world Buddhists make an appropriate demarche on
the Indian Government to guarantee the management of Buddha Gaya
(Bodhgaya) by Indian Buddhists soon.
Writer Sona Kanti Barua,
President,
Indo-Canadian Buddhist Council of Toronto &
The Buddhist Communities of Canada.