[Reader-list] "Return Hindu shrines to Dalits, Buddhists"

[Javed]

Dear Shashi
You say science has proved there is no god, but you are still
concerned about the Hinduness of temples and neo-Buddhists. Why?

I did not conduct any research before posting this - I have only
forwarded a news item from the Daily Telegraph (its link is given at
the bottom). The problem is that I have a Muslim name, hence I
shouldn't be making such a comment (many people will kill me), but if
you go beyond the wikipedia knowlegde, you will come to know that
Gautam Buddha could never be the Dashavatara - he was himself agains
all sorts of avataras and deities and divinities. I don't need to read
wikipedia to know this. It would be good to ask the Dalits and
neo-Buddhists if they think they are Hindus.

thanks

Javed


On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Shashidhar
<shashidhar at butterfliesindia.org> wrote:
> Javed
>
> All major hindu temples? Dalits and neo Buddhists are not hindus? Hindus destroyed other hindu temples from sixth century BC to 13th Century AD, Several Buddhist viharas were converted by placing hindu idols ( where when how, one of the dashavtaras is Buddha, Read some shankara you will know better)
>
> According to M.S. Jayaprakash, a historian, the temples at Tirupati, Kashi, Sabarimala, Guruvayoor and Palani were once Buddhist temples.
> Even Swami Vivekananda had revealed that the Puri Jagannath temple was originally a Buddhist temple, he said.
>
> Did you conduct any research before posting this.....
>
> Read about tirupati, Palani and guruvayoor on something as simple as Wikipedia and you will know a lot more. There are about 1000 temples in Kashi which one is Mr. JP talking about...
>
> Peace.
>
> There is no god, science has proved it, there is no god and people who believe in the power of prayer are at best delusional, it is though not correct to twist and turn history to suit our present delusions.
>
> Shashi
>
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> Before Hindus and Muslims can decide on this matter, the dalits or neo-Buddhists may like to stake their claim, since they believe all major Hindu temples have been built after destroying ancient Buddhist sites.
>
> Why didn't Mayawati think of building a memorial to Kanshi Ram on the disputed Ayodhya site.
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> Return Hindu shrines: Dalits
> OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
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> New Delhi, Oct. 8: Call it the Babri verdict fallout: a group of Dalit rights activists has decided to approach the government demanding that Buddha and Jain viharas that have been converted to Hindu temples should be returned to the original owners.
>
> The group, made up of Ambedkar followers, academics, advocates and activists, has also decided to approach the Supreme Court with the demand.
>
> Several Buddha and Jain viharas were there in the country from sixth century BC to 13th century AD, which were later converted into Hindu temples by placing idols in them, the group said.
>
> Now that Allahabad High Court has given Hindus two-thirds of the land on which Babri Masjid stood on the ground that there was a temple at the site before the mosque was constructed, all those viharas should also be returned, they argued.
>
> According to M.S. Jayaprakash, a historian, the temples at Tirupati, Kashi, Sabarimala, Guruvayoor and Palani were once Buddhist temples.
> Even Swami Vivekananda had revealed that the Puri Jagannath temple was originally a Buddhist temple, he said.
>
> Hundreds of Buddhist statues, stupas and viharas were destroyed in India between AD 830 and AD 966 in the name of Hindu revivalism, Jayaprakash said. Literary and archaeological sources within and outside India speak of this, he added.
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> Other members of the group include “Dalit Bandhu” N.K. Jose, Bhim Jayaraj and Vijay Shekhar.
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> The group is planning to meet BSP chief Mayavati. “We hope that Mayavati, whose vote bank is largely made up of Dalits and neo-Buddhists, will be receptive to the idea. The issue is both political and religious — a deadly concoction which no politician can afford to neglect,” said one activist.
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> http://www.telegraphindia.com/1101009/jsp/nation/story_13037587.jsp
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