Posted by: behoove_me April 22, 2013
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Not that anyone cares, and it seems that I shot my own foot by replying on this thread, but this is how I'd like to weigh in.
All of it stems out of our asinine jingoism, combative patriotism and knee jerk reactions without delving deep into the root cause. The reason we know Buddha was born in Nepal is because we read it in our books published ‘in Nepal’. That might not be true in other parts of the world becuase kids in India and Tibet and China could have been educated otherwise. Ashoka made the monument on Lumbini which makes us believe that Buddha was born there, now was Ashoka ‘right’ if he was born there? We do not know. These are unvalidated facts that no one knows is true. I would be more than proud to assume Buddha is born in Nepal, heck yes. Nepal is my country, and my pride but what I have trouble understanding is, when the nation is going through such crisis, many of us want to pick a fight against ourselves over such trivial issue (I doubt if any Indian reads our facebook comments or cares where Buddha was born). That defeats the purpose of following Buddhism, we cannot be combative and hostile and draw daggers and be proud of Buddha being born in Nepal. I’d like to say Buddha was born in Switzerland, Tibet, or Sweden because they are so peaceful and perhaps are involuntarily following Buddha better than we do.
Oh, and did I forget to mention how one supporter of Maoists was all over his facebook wall claiming Buddha was born in Nepal and not in India?? Last time I checked he should be the last person to even think about buddha, let alone talk.
Did someone say eff you?
Thank you, same to you.
All of it stems out of our asinine jingoism, combative patriotism and knee jerk reactions without delving deep into the root cause. The reason we know Buddha was born in Nepal is because we read it in our books published ‘in Nepal’. That might not be true in other parts of the world becuase kids in India and Tibet and China could have been educated otherwise. Ashoka made the monument on Lumbini which makes us believe that Buddha was born there, now was Ashoka ‘right’ if he was born there? We do not know. These are unvalidated facts that no one knows is true. I would be more than proud to assume Buddha is born in Nepal, heck yes. Nepal is my country, and my pride but what I have trouble understanding is, when the nation is going through such crisis, many of us want to pick a fight against ourselves over such trivial issue (I doubt if any Indian reads our facebook comments or cares where Buddha was born). That defeats the purpose of following Buddhism, we cannot be combative and hostile and draw daggers and be proud of Buddha being born in Nepal. I’d like to say Buddha was born in Switzerland, Tibet, or Sweden because they are so peaceful and perhaps are involuntarily following Buddha better than we do.
Oh, and did I forget to mention how one supporter of Maoists was all over his facebook wall claiming Buddha was born in Nepal and not in India?? Last time I checked he should be the last person to even think about buddha, let alone talk.
Did someone say eff you?
Thank you, same to you.