Posted by: Rewire December 24, 2008
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I swear if I had a dime every time a new Nepali college kids in the US face this problem, I'd have been rich. Everybody has gone through it. Your are not the only one. If you're irritate, then stop hanging around with Indians.
Rookie,
You're right but wrong too. The people in the west have assumed Buddha was born in India since Indians care and are forcing the west to accept the distorted fact using their power. Remember, history is always written by the few powerful, it does not have to be accurate. On the other hand we, we cannot even wipe our ass properly even to this day. I've done quite a bit of of research in this issue. It is clear (more of a common sense) that boundaries and nationality between India and Nepal at the time of Buddha (500 years before the birth of Christ) was very vague. So for India to claim that was a part of India at the time, it will take beyond measures to prove it. India itself was not "India", just a bunch of tribes ruled by kings.
Here's the techincal and accurate information:
"Siddhartha was born in Lumbini and raised in the small kingdom or principality of Kapilvastu, both of which are in modern day Nepal. His father was King Suddhodana , the chief of the Shakya nation, one of several ancient tribes in the growing state of Kosala"
And Rookie, Buddha was born 200 years before Ashoka.
The key to this statement is "modern day" or present day......i.e Nepal. If some king captured it later, say Asoka for example, does not change the fact that it is a part of Nepal now (present day).Mongols in the 12th century ruled almost the whole world including Jerusalem, that does not mean Jesus Christ was a Mongolian. History change.
What you find among Indians misunderstanding the fact about Buddha, he spend most of his life in present day India and got the enlightenment in India, but he was NOT born in present ("present") day India.
Anyway,
What do you care, the message of Buddha has been lost from Nepal for good. We're some of the most selfish, greedy and violent race of people in the world. Why do you care about Buddha now? The truth "Buddhism is a begging bowl for Nepal in front of the world". There is nothing Buddhist among us, just fake prayers, praise and prides. Be honest.
Rookie,
You're right but wrong too. The people in the west have assumed Buddha was born in India since Indians care and are forcing the west to accept the distorted fact using their power. Remember, history is always written by the few powerful, it does not have to be accurate. On the other hand we, we cannot even wipe our ass properly even to this day. I've done quite a bit of of research in this issue. It is clear (more of a common sense) that boundaries and nationality between India and Nepal at the time of Buddha (500 years before the birth of Christ) was very vague. So for India to claim that was a part of India at the time, it will take beyond measures to prove it. India itself was not "India", just a bunch of tribes ruled by kings.
Here's the techincal and accurate information:
"Siddhartha was born in Lumbini and raised in the small kingdom or principality of Kapilvastu, both of which are in modern day Nepal. His father was King Suddhodana , the chief of the Shakya nation, one of several ancient tribes in the growing state of Kosala"
And Rookie, Buddha was born 200 years before Ashoka.
The key to this statement is "modern day" or present day......i.e Nepal. If some king captured it later, say Asoka for example, does not change the fact that it is a part of Nepal now (present day).Mongols in the 12th century ruled almost the whole world including Jerusalem, that does not mean Jesus Christ was a Mongolian. History change.
What you find among Indians misunderstanding the fact about Buddha, he spend most of his life in present day India and got the enlightenment in India, but he was NOT born in present ("present") day India.
Anyway,
What do you care, the message of Buddha has been lost from Nepal for good. We're some of the most selfish, greedy and violent race of people in the world. Why do you care about Buddha now? The truth "Buddhism is a begging bowl for Nepal in front of the world". There is nothing Buddhist among us, just fake prayers, praise and prides. Be honest.
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