On Hinduism, Buddhism, Tibet and the Dalai Lama
Friday, December 11, 2009
Apparently, almost all Hindus firmly and unwaveringly support the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Buddhists, even though doing so costs India dearly by drawing the ire of the hegemonistic Chinese regime, because India/Hindus and Tibet have deep spiritual ties, and also because it's "the right thing to do" (Dharma). If it were Muslims running India (as in Paksitan), they would never have given shelter and home to the Lama and the Buddhists, and even if they did, most of the those Buddhists would either have been converted or killed by now (the fate met with by Buddhists in Afghanistan and the ongoing attacks against them in Bangladesh illustrate that in the case of Islam's Jihad against Buddhism).
The smears of Hinduism of ascribing the extinction of Buddhism in India to suppression by Hindus is apparently an activist Marxist historian concoction. See this expose by Arun Shourie (trained-Economist, famed journalist and former Union minister of India): To Undo the Scandal, Undo the Control
The Dalai Lama says at his official website http://www.dalailama.com/:
The smears of Hinduism of ascribing the extinction of Buddhism in India to suppression by Hindus is apparently an activist Marxist historian concoction. See this expose by Arun Shourie (trained-Economist, famed journalist and former Union minister of India): To Undo the Scandal, Undo the Control
The Dalai Lama says at his official website http://www.dalailama.com/:
I'm Messenger of India's Ancient Thoughts: Dalai Lama http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:http://www.dalailama.com/news.479.htm
Published: Sunday, 15 November, 2009
The Tibetan monk said he considered India as a master and Tibet its disciple as great scholars like Nagarjuna went from Nalanda to Tibet to preach Buddhism in the eighth century.
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Dalai Lama Thanks India as Home For 50 Years http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:http://www.dalailama.com/news.351.htm
Published: Wednesday, 1 April, 2009
New Delhi, India, 1 April 2009 (By Namgyal Kunga, phayul.com) - His Holiness the Dalai lama visited various religious sites here in the Indian capital and prayed with members from other religious faiths yesterday on the 50th anniversary of his setting foot on the Indian soil which was commemorated by the exile Tibetan government as "thank you India day".
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Speaking about India at the event, His Holiness said, "I always describe our relation as guru (teacher) and chela (disciple),so sometimes I jokingly tell my Indian friends when chela facing difficulties, guru has some more responsibilities to take care, so for the last 50 years year's experience I think guru really take serious, sincere, care of us."
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