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Hindus set to convert to Buddhism
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KURAL
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14 Jan 2007 11:13:25 GMT Report for Abuse
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Shelley,
The response is easy. India was never been a Buddhist country..
Sure during Asoka reign there was a lot of Buddhists in India, but it is not a reason to say that India was a Buddhist country. |
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14 Jan 2007 21:41:38 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Kuarl, in school we learned that ashoka the great spread buddhism dfar in idnia, and within a few hundred years, almost all of india was a buddhist nation, and it flourished for 1,000 years. didn't you know of this? |
KURAL
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14 Jan 2007 21:48:32 GMT Report for Abuse
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Shelley,
I learned , but never accepted, i only accept my reason, not what other people say.
So why Buddhism suddently disappeared if whole India was Buddhist ?
There is no logic, i do not trust that Asoka converted all Indians to Buddhism.
Hinduism was never forgot by Indians and will never been forgotten. |
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14 Jan 2007 23:30:43 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Kural why did buddhism disappear? b/c many buddhsit monasteries became stale, and many budhdist ideas became ingrained in hinduism, thus not creating much difference between the two. but the most prominent reason is b/c of the muslim invasions, and how the muslims killed and destroyed the buddhsits and their temples and monks and all. in fact, it continues today, as in 1999, the taliban destroyed the bamiyan buddhas in afghanistan. makes sense? |
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15 Jan 2007 02:25:00 GMT Report for Abuse
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KURAL and SHELLY,
If I can throw my two cents to this discussion, it is quite difficult to point out a single reason to the question,
why Buddhism suddently disappeared if whole India was Buddhist ?
I am not sure whether whole of India (or Bharatha) became Buddhist or not. However, there was a considerable period of time where Buddhism has become the leading and prominenet religion in India before its (somewhat) sudden disapprearance.
As far as I know, many reasons contributed to the above outcome, which in turn can be summerised in three names of the people who led those courses of action. Those are..
* Buddhist Bikku Nagarjuna Paada
* Hindu theologian Sankharacharya (or Adi Shankara) who is the founder of Advaita Vedanta
* Muhammad Bin Quasim
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15 Jan 2007 02:29:00 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Much linda: thnaks for your imput. also, do i have a chance of finding a nice sinhalese buddhist guy to marry as an idnian girl? |
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15 Jan 2007 02:37:39 GMT Report for Abuse
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Shelley,
That is a tricky one, especially for someone like me who has no background in Astrology.
Then again, according the recent brand campaign of hp, Everything Is Possible.
-Mucha
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Edited By - Mucha-linda - 15 Jan 2007 02:44:42 GM |
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15 Jan 2007 03:02:44 GMT Report for Abuse
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Mucha linda:
i'm desperate to marry a sinhalese man. I HATE INDIAN MEN. A sri lankan man is my only hope. I must marry a sinhalese man. |
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15 Jan 2007 04:29:50 GMT Report for Abuse
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I would have helped you there, had you asked me few years ago.
:)
Edited By - Mucha-linda - 15 Jan 2007 04:30:45 GM |
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15 Jan 2007 15:31:49 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Why a few years ago? a lot of indian guys are abusive jerks, and i want to find a good sinhalese man. i'll love him and take care of him forever if he treats me with kindness and respect. |
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