Discourses, Hegemony and the Buddha’s birthplace Lumbini
Nepal,a small country of 1,47,000 Sq.Km with 25 million people situated between India and China, has its recognition around the globe as the country of diversity with rich cultural heritage. Therefore, a nation must be well equipped in all sectors such as education, politics, and so forth to preserve its identity of a multi-lingual, multi-cultural, and multi-religion country in this era where power is created by discourse. Power, then, intimidates truth and imparts false knowledge modifying the existing truth in the veil of modernism and pluralism. In the same way, some historians are actively producing fake documents for last 30 years to define and establish India’s Orissa as the birth place of Buddha, Nepali cultural icons and identity. Indian Film ‘Chandani Chowk’ to China is the most recent. This paper attempts to illustrate motif behind it and explore some of the ways to combat such discourse and hegemony created to confuse and confound the globe by untold numbers of Indian historian and a few western academia.
Asoka, Buddhist Philosophy and Fake Historian
Orissa’s hazy past focuses with the Kalinga war where a hundred thousand were killed, another hundred and fifty thousand were imprisoned while an equal number died aftermath of war in. 261 BC. Eventually, the bloody carnage brought realization in Ashoka ,the powerful Mouryan emperor from Magadha who led. military campaign against Kalinga. And, he realized peace as final solution to the problem and adopted Buddihism as his state religion. Later on, Asoka played a key role in spreading Buddhist philosophy all over Asia. What seems most detestable is that some historians have been trying to prove the same carnage as an origin of Buddha. His devotion to Buddhism brought him to Lumbini and encouraged him to establish the pillar that answers all types of doubt posed by Indian historian who attempt to prove India’s Orissa as Buddha’s birthplace. What is most embarrassing is that such naïve historians are trying their best to prove the Lumbini’s Asoka’s pillar as fake one.
The primary cause of distress is the grand design of some Indian historian such as Subhas Chandra Pattanayak who envy the rich tradition of Nepal. They cannot tolerate tourists flying to Nepal. It is hard for them to accept Nepal glorifying the tradition of Buddha.. His opening sentences in the Hindustan Times mock the entire glove which believes the truth that Gautam Buddha was born in Kapilvastu, Nepal.
But due to Brahminical conspiracy, the world is so misguided that the birth place of Buddha has wrongly been taken to be in the Tarai region of Nepal. And, therefore the real Kapilavastu known presently as Kapileswara near Bhubaneswar in Orissa (India) is seldom visited by the present generation Buddhists.
No body think about the conspiracy in ancient world between two neighbouring countries. The growing concern of India in Nepals internal political issue to cultural issue signifies the fetid smell in relationship.The poverty and lawness are primary factors that help outsiders reflect avarice on cultural resources and plot all type of conspiracy against.In course of time, Nepalese patriotic fervour may give birth to anti Indian rioting if the situation persists..In ancient period very few people were so very conscious about its histoical, cultural and economical significance as people do nowadays Therefore, people just believed the truth. The world including academic community of India believes Buddha was born in Kapilvastu, Nepal. However, some wrongly motivated person like Subhas writes again and again involves himself into various lame to save their baseless ideas :
Cunningham, in his “Ancient Geography of India”, has strongly argued that Rumindei from where the Tarai inscription was allegedly discovered, is neither related to the name ‘Kapilavastu’ nor ‘Kapila’ even as noted historian Dr.Smith emphasizes that the place was never known as Rumindei. According to him, it was a forged name given to the place by archaeologist Fuhrer.
I’m not a historian . In fact, I believe that the idea is hasty, and a little too likely to presuade indian power exercise over Nepal. In a nutshell, all these accusations are inspired by a motive of hegemony. These people do not have sufficient evidence and they are vying to confuse and confound the Buddhists.We, thus, have to cast doubts on every ideas put forth by these fake historians including Dr.Smith. By supporting another so-called historian fairytales. Subhas further misuses his intellct:
The Hindustan Times wrote on 18.6.1970 that Mohapatra has “concluded” after many years of research that “Buddha’s birthplace was not, as is generally accepted, in the Tarai region of Nepal, but at Kapileswara village near Bhubaneswar.”
In the similar way, high ranking bureaucrats like chief Secretary, gov of Orissa- Ajit Kumar Tripathy have been digging down every source by attempting to create new wave of propaganda to future world writing a fake book The Real Birthplace of Buddha: Yesterday’s Kapilbastu Today’s Kapilewar.. The state government of Orissa, moreover, encourages such officer that helps create more illusion then reality. Nepali people and their government should be able to read meaning and message of such illusion and defend its integrity before getting too late.
SOME MORE TWISTED FACTS
The Cyclopedia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia. Bye Edward Balflower 1885… tires to prove the Buddha’s birth place as India..
“It is mentioned that Buddha travel from Rajagriha to Kapilvastu to come to a distance of 60 yojans,i.e. 675kms at the daily average of 1 yojans which is 11kms. Kapileswara of Orissa is at a distance of 600 km.Terai is just 300 Kms.”
Hemavantagiri mentioned by buddha later on was known as swanakuta swarna and Hema stand for gold- forest area of Chandaka. Khandgiri, Uhyagiri and Dhaulagiri belonged to this area. Kuwadnya who were the priest o Shakya’s are still living in Kaplesara areas since 2500. Later they built Shiva’s temple.
Vasistha Clan, of 500 families, they do have intermarriage system, they are Mallias.
The name Lumbini or Kapilbastu was not in existence during Buddha’s birthplace. It is because the name Lumini or Kapilbastu was not in map of Nepal before 100 years.
Ground Reality
In 1980 Indian History congress in Mumbai had described the kapileser inscriptions forged document. Some writers have a opinion that the Buddha was born on Northwest India on the boarder of Nepal. It is such voice who knows but do not accept Nepal as a birth place of India.About the year 560 BC six century before Christian era. The new international Enclopedian published in 1903 and edited by Daniel, gilman Harry his home was in the regin of Indian to the northeast of Benares, modern Kohane not far from borders of Nepal. Buddha was born, grew up and died a Hindu.
Ashoka pillar was rediscovered by the German Archeologist Alis Furehre . In 1967, the UN Secretary U Thant visited Lumbini. Out of his visit born a master plan for the development of the birth place. Kenzo Tange designer Japanese Buddhist had a dream to develop Lumbini as famour as Mecca or Jesusalem for Christians.. The 48 meter tall world peace Stupa by a Japanese group has been moving ahead. The murder of Yutaka Nabatame a nichiren monk working with project gave birth to many questions. Retaining text in copy, they had handed out the original plate to the faithful mallas and went away to Nepal. Unfortunately this place became famous as the birth place of Buddha . At last original birthplace came to light built Orissa state museum has been experimenting to check up fossil found nearby so called Asoka pillar in Institute of physical laboratory
Dr CB Patel. Buddha’s new birth place discovered-2004, The New York Time Encyclopedic Almanac-1972 and many books are supporting such false discourse. Some other books have written he was born in boarder of Northern India and Nepal.
Holleyworrd actors like Richard Gere and Steve Segal to 350 million practicing Buddhists in the world.
However,when Ashika who was emperor for whole India could not be supposed so stupid. Entire false logic tries to prove him very insensitive and coward person. Moreover, if there was war in Orissa why they bring they pillar to hide in Lumbini not in other places. The reason that Malla were obedient and innocent is not logistical. How those people belief to handover the faith on such innocent people.. And, why they did not live in between rather only in Lumbini.. Why Mallas went to orissas, who informed them to become and get that sutpa. So far it said they have retained in text and gave the original one is not reasonalble what was the reason behind it to preserve can not be logical and trustable. Moreover, they are advocating that Dhulagiri and other Himalayas do not exist in Nepal without researching the real Dhaulagiri Himal that exist in Northern part of Nepal The country Nepal which is in existence since civilization of Mohand Jodaro and Hadapa can not be justified by saying that Nepal has short history about Buddha Dharma therefore it can not be the Buddha’s birth place. We can not justify USA as the birth place of Jesus Christ being based on the churches opened in the USA. They should not forget that Buddha was born as Hindu and died as Hindu. He never supposed himself as god as many people believe now. The observation of Pasupatinath, Gueshwori and other place of cultural importance are enough to prove ancient Nepalese civilization. Similarly, the intercultural tolerance practiced in Nepal shows the Buddha’s influence in Nepal. The kingdom Suddhowhan must be bigger than modern day Lumbini which have real impact to the spread of Buddha Dharma to India. The ancient Nepali geographical maps from Tista to Kangada support this fact. Nepalese communities around the globe are getting united in India, Butan and around the world. India has a great fear of this unity.
Ways to combat Indian Discourse and Hegemony
The current school and university students have to shoulder the responsibility to run the country ultimately. Therefore, these national builders must be well equipped to preserve its identity of a multi-lingual, multi-cultural and multi-religion country. The current generation equally should aware about the political scenario which has been taking a dramatic shift to promote Nepal's non-aligned foreign policy in accordance with Pancha Sheel & UN Charter Also, students who are future leaders, national builders, designer and everything. m, sufficient knowledge to preserve the national’s identity like The Mt.Everest, the highest peak of the world, and birthplace of Lord Buddha and so and so forth. These cultural heritages need a lot of human resources and financial strength to make them alive for ever and ever.
Each nepali is a cultural ambassador, help support and contribute to organizations established to protect such cultural heritage. They, further, can launch various awareness programs for their preservation. China and India have been growing as powerful nationals of the world with the help of tremendous progress in their economy and education. Nepal on the other hand also has the obligation to improve its economy to meet the 21st century standard. Otherwise, the trend of migration and brain drain can not be stopped in this era of globalization which has adverse impact from national economy progress to preservation of cultural heritage. The future leader can stop such brain drain launching various national awareness programs about culture in school.
Following are some sources which present Asoka Pillar and Mayadevi temple as the solid source that prove Lumbini as Buddha’s birth place.
Uttankita Sanskrit Bidhya Arany Epigraphs Published 1989
Buddhism: Beliefs and practices in Sri Lanka Page172.
Buddhism: The light of Asia by Kenneth Kwan
Buddhist traditions and culture of the Ktm Valley, Nepal, by Karuna kar Baidya, University of Virginia -1986.
Conclusion
Hence, however hard these fake historians try, the reality will persist. Buddha was born in Kapilvastu as evidenced from the pillar found nearby. There are many morearcheaological evidences which prove that Buddha was born in Nepal. These people should learn to read history and appreciate the findings of excavations rather than accuse everything as being false. Poor findings supported by illogical arguments does not earn Buddha’s birthplace.
Work cited
http://orissamatters.com/2008/04/29ajit-on-buddha/
Subhas Chandra, Buddha was born in Orissa, not Nepal, International Reporter http://internationalreporter.com/news/read.php?id=1491
Hinudstan Times wrote on 18/06/1970The Cyclopedia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia. Bye Edward
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