Sona Kanti Barua Buddhagaya Bombing & Hindu Muslim Rulers Took Over Ancient Buddhist Counties by Terrorism Mr. Sona Kanti Barua, sbaruacanada@gmail.com It is head spinning revelations in the ongoing taking over Buddhist lands by terrorism and Buddhagaya bombing v Read more ... ictims of Buddhist monks and its problems are continues as (1) Hindu rulers took over Buddhagaya management committee and (2) local Muslim community took over Emperor Asoka’s donated land and established two mosques adjacent to the Mahabodhi Temple, Bihar, India. As the Indian Government failed to protect the security of Buddhagaya (Bodh Gaya) from the alleged Indian Mujajideen, Jihadists and other Islamic Terror’s Bodh Gaya bombing dated July 7, 2013. It is horrible to see an attack of hate and revenge on the Lord Buddha’s abode of Supreme Enlightenment and Mahabodhi Temple of worship. Indian Supreme Court Verdict as admits Buddhists’ plea to manage Mahabodhi Temple at Buddhagaya dated Sept. 22, 2012. But the Indian Government rejected the Supreme Court Verdict in the name of political provision (Buddhagaya Act.1948) to confiscate the constitutional rights of Indian Buddhist communities. . Peaceful universal Islam taught non-violence and humanity (Qur’an verses 2: 256, 2:190, 22 :39 and 109). But intoxicated blind terrorists in the name of Islam they misused religion and made it weapon to kill non-Muslims. There are 5 ancient Buddhist countries (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malayasia and Indonesia) became Muslim countries. Buddhist universities including Nalanda University destroyed by terrorist Turks in 1200 A,D. and they misused Islam as their political weapon to establish Islamic state among the Buddhist countries. What should we understand relating to the Buddhist nationalism? Even our Buddhagaya was tasken by Hindu political system. Hindus and Muslims took over the Buddhist Asokan ancient India and now there are no political powers for the Indian Buddhist community as thousand years. Ancient Buddhist countries were Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Malayasia, Pakistan and Indonesia. BUDDHIST TRAGEDY IN INDIA Vedic King Indra took over Buddhism of Kassapa Buddha in Mohenjodar and Harappa (Indus Civilization). Hindu priest arrested in Bodh Gaya blasts case (The New Indian Express, October 4, 2013). Swami Vivekananda observed, “And such was the heart of Sankara that he burnt to death lots of the Buddhist monks by defeating them in argument. What can you call such an action on Sankara’s part except fanaticism.”(Complete works of Swami Vivekananda, Vol VII. P. 118). “ Buddhism was destroyed by conspiracies of Indian political systems. Pre-Vedic Statue of the Buddhist Universal Ruler At Mohenjodaro (Pakistan). High caste political leaders’ treacherous and crafty conspiracies relating to its offending provisions of the 1948 Act. As the politicians took over the Buddhagaya Management Committee in 1948 and they denied Buddhists human rights. Swami Vivekananda observed, “And such was the heart of Hindu monk Adi Sankara that he burnt to death lots of the Buddhist monks by defeating them in argument. What can you call such an action on Sankara’s part except fanaticism.”(Complete works of, Swami Vivekananda, Vol VII. P. 118). “Buddhist Civilization was destroyed by Vedic Hindu civilization in India “ as great poet Rabindranath Tagore explained it in his at Kolkata Mahabodhi Temple (21 Falgon Month, 1313 Bengali year). The logic is “why bring up a history that is best buried and forgotten? Why unearth the horrors of yesterday?” We don’t want to embarrass our Hindu, Brahmin and Muslim neighbors and friends. But we have to share the pain of the events of the historical Buddhist holocaust in India. Buddhists have left deep wounds on both of our neighbors. There were official Account of Archaeological Excavations at Paharpur, Mahasthanghar, Comilla’s Salvan Vihar and Rangpur’s Ancient Buddhist temples etc. carried out by Government of Bangladesh between the years 1974 and 2011. Baruas in Transitition: It is also most remarkable that Baruas were served as chiefs ( in Army) in Tripura, Assam, Arakan and Pala dynasty which had lasted about 400 years. Generations of Baruas are indicated as Mutsuddy, Singh, Chowdhury, Chandra, Chakma (Bhutassa Barua was a Chakma king), Khan, Roybahadur, Bhikkhu, Mahathera (Mahastabir), Talukdar, and Sangharaj. 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 . World Buddhists 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 World Fellowship of Buddhists express our complete solidarity with the Indian, Thai and Japanese Buddhists to preserve the sanctity of Buddha for Buddhists. As the Indian Government failed to protect the security of Buddhagaya (Bodh Gaya) from the alleged Indian Mujajideen, Jihadists and other Hindu or Muslims Terror’s Bodh Gaya bombing dated July 7, 2013. It is horrible to see an attack of hate and revenge on the Lord Buddha’s abode of Supreme Enlightenment and Mahabodhi Temple of worship. (1) Buddhists, peace loving people and political leaders are accused the Centre and the Bihar government of failing in taking steps to avert the terror strikes at the Mahabodhi Temple despite specific warnings of Central Intelligence Agencies of India (CBI) dated October 12, 2012. (2) Indian Government has been assaulting Buddhist senses at the Mahabodhi Temple of Buddhagaya, Bihar. People are asking, “Is it political conspiracy? Indian political systems have been assaulting Buddhists common senses at home and abroad as there were US$ 143 million (Rs. 6. 35 billion) Japanese loan to develop Buddhist sites (IANS) dated March 23, 2007. But Indian government could not secure the Mahabodhi Temple from the Indian Mujaheedin Terrors. Thai Queen and Thai Government donated 100 K. G. gold (Rs. 40 crore) to Mr. Nitish Kumar (Chief Minister of Bihar) for the Buddha Puja in furnishing the Mahabodhi Temple and its crown moulded with Thai gold. Treacherous racial political system made Lord Buddha as so called high caste god to rob money and donations from overseas Buddhist pilgrims. In violating the Indian constitutions high caste politicians denied the Supreme Court verdict and took over the Mahabodhi of Buddhagaya Management Committee since 1948. Still Police could not arrest anyone. Buddhagaya was the Pilgrimage of Great Emperor Asoka and Indian Government must protect it as all cost. In the Bodhgaya Management Committee’s misuse of executive Hindu Members create this problem. The non-Buddhists and Brahmins members should understand that “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. 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? “Canadian High Commission in India Decries Bodh Gaya Blasts” in your South Asian Observer dated July 12, 2013 and Buddhists were shocked in reading your news outrage at home and abroad. Islamic Terrorist started to destroy Buddhist Borobudur in Indonesia dated January 25, 1985, the Bamiyan Buddha Statue in Afghanistan was destroyed by Islamic Terror Taliban and 25, 000 Muslim rioters torch 25 Buddhist temples, 85 homes, 25 shops in Bangladesh dated September 29, 2012. 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. Politics made religion as poison in racial harmony. 25,000 Muslim rioters torch Buddhist temples, homes in Bangladesh. Many years ago Bangladeshi Muslims became Rohingyas in Myanmar and now they became political football for several reasons and their survival at risk by political gameMay all beings be happy! Present Buddhagaya management committee headed by Hindu political system which has violated basic human rights and we strongly condemn barbarous terrorist attack dated July 7, 2013 on Buddhist monks and Buddhagaya of the Mahabodhi temple where the Buddha attained supreme Enlightenment 2600 years ago in India. As a former Asst. Editor of the Headquarters of The World Fellowship of Buddhists, I sent a letter to the Bangkok Post named “Why pilgrims don’t flock to Buddhagaya” dated February 14, 1983 (attached herewith). Therefore let it be Resolved that the WFB (World Fellowship of Buddhists’ conferences) 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.” The question arises why would I wrote a letter to the Bangkok Post before 30 years of Buddhagaya blasts. Above the circumstances, 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. Ariyan king Indra (1600 B.C.) destroyed Pre-historical Buddhism as former Buddhas and archaeological evidences are recorded in his famous book entitled “Buddhism : The Religion of Mohenjodaro and Harappa Cities by Swapan Kumar Biswas” West Bengal, Calcutta. Brahmanism has rejected the South Asian Assura civilization before the Ariyan intruders. Indian high caste rulers and political scholars had no decency and tolerance relating to Buddhists rights in India. They had been committed hate crimes in copying their Ramayana Epic from the Buddhist Dasaratha Jataka (461). Buddhist people expressed shock at the Epic Ramayana’s Ayodhya chapter verse no. 32, “Buddha is like a thief, know the Buddha to be an atheist.” Hindu fundamentalists took over Mahabodhi Temple with thousands of Buddhist temples including (a) Jagannath Temple, Puri, Orissa and (b) Tirupati Balaji Temple. Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Thus Brahmanism had absorbed Buddhism in India. There is the Pre- Ariyan archaeological evidence of the universal monarch, who possessed the celestial wheel as one of his seven treasures (Cakkavatti Sutta, Patika Vagga, Digha Nikaya,) during the Buddhism of Kassapa Buddha (according to the Buddhavamsa or Lives of Buddhas of the Buddhist Tipitaka), in Mohenjodaro in Pakistan. We have discovered 32 bodily marks of a great man in a universal king (or a Buddha) according to the Lakkhana Sutta (Digha Nikaya). Emperor Asoka’s rock edicts were written in Pali of Brahmi alphabets those are father of Hindi or Sanskrit, Bengali, Tamil, Thai, Gujrati, combodian, Laos and at all 40 alphabets of several languages. holocaust in the 7th century and destroyed Bodhi tree at Buddhagaya. History recorded that Hindu state communalism was started by king Sasanka in the 7th century and ancient Hindu rulers, poet Joydeb and Chief priests including Adi Sankharachriya destroyed Buddhism and made the Buddha as a Hindu God in India who took over the World Buddhists’ Buddhagaya to rob donations from the Buddhists days to come. Since then many things happened at home and abroad, we Buddhists could not survive without belonging the spirit of Buddhagaya in India as we read in the Buddhist Text, “He (The Buddha), victorious at the Bodhi-tree, enhanced the Sakya’s happiness, so victorious may I be, may I win peaceful victory ( Jayante bodhiya mule Sakyanam nandivaddhano).” Buddhists monks are injured during the Buddhagaya bomb blasts. Indian Supreme Court Verdict as admits Buddhists’ plea to manage Mahabodhi Temple at Buddhagaya dated Sept. 22, 2012. But the Indian Government rejected the Supreme Court Verdict in the name of political provision (Buddhagaya Act.1948) to confiscate the constitutional rights of the largest democratic country (India) of Indian Buddhist communities. Does Buddhagaya belong to Hindu politicians? Powerful Hindu rulers have confiscated the ownership of Buddhagaya from peace loving Indian Buddhist Community. Jain temples, Sikh temples, Parsi religious places and Muslim mosques have not taken by Hindu political powers. Why only Buddhagaya took over by Hindu political system? 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. 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 security and the management of Buddha Gaya (Bodhgaya) by Indian Buddhists soon. Is it Hindu Vedic Supremacy in Buddhagaya? There is no human rights in Hindu Dharma dominated society; but Buddhagaya is the gift of Lord Buddha to present day society for promoting human enlightenment for mankind days to come. Writer Sona Kanti Barua is a famous author of several books and President, Indo-Canadian Buddhist Council of Toronto & Bangladesh Buddhist Communities of Canada. Phone 416 269 1020. sbaruacanada@gmail.com -------------------------------

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