Biggest Buddha

by ZC » Thu Jul 15, 2004 2:20 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3890513.stm

by **The Rainmaker** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:04 pm

like the song goes... "it happens only in India!"

by **azazel** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 7:56 pm

*smacks his hand on his forehead*

apne logau ka kuch nahee hosakta.. :roll:

by **Alexis** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 8:05 pm

We should be happy, I guess.

World's Biggest Statue: Dont see the point in it, but I guess it'll give our country a little more publicity and tourists. :roll:

by **akhilis2cool** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 8:20 pm

good yaar ,

india will have the tallest statue in the world!! i hope they use it well to attaract tourista....and hope it is constructed without any scams!!!

by **rabbithole** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:57 am

kushi nagar me katte! wonder how many ppl will travel to that place only to c a statue... :roll:

kya tuorism badta kya hai ki!

by **Mayavi Morpheus** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 1:58 am

Its abt time govt. did something for the buddhists. If govt can spend money on Haj and Khumb mela every year, it can spend some money on buddha's statue too.

Besides it will attract many religious tourists from Japan, Korea and other south-east asian countries..

by **The Rainmaker** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 4:00 am

mayavi, forgot hussain sagar ka buddha statue?

however the proposed statue is going to be in an area important to buddhists, so as u say foreign tourists will flock there in hordes.

by **Alexis** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 4:04 am

The Rainmaker wrote:mayavi, forgot hussain sagar ka buddha statue?

however the proposed statue is going to be in an area important to buddhists, so as u say foreign tourists will flock there in hordes.

Oh yeah! That big Buddha statue that NTR(?) had gotten built. I remember that.

by **The Rainmaker** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 4:07 am

yep, the one which unfortunately slipped into the lake and reamined submerged for almost a year (or two?). then the govt got it fished out by some aussie contractor... and presently it stands tall facing tank bund..[/u]

by **CtrlAltDel** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:35 pm

the Indian Budhdhist circuit is a big with the Far-East and ASEAN Budhdhist countries. this statue wud help it too.

the Taliban _ didnt know what they were destroying when the took down the Bamiyan Budhdhas :roll:

by **The Rainmaker** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:41 pm

Bamiyan was :shock:

unfortunately the taleban did not last long in afghanistan.. to reap the benefit of destroying the statues (whatever it was!!!)

by **Mayavi Morpheus** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:45 pm

The Rainmaker wrote:Bamiyan was
unfortunately the taleban did not last long in afghanistan.. to reap the benefit of destroying the statues (whatever it was!!!)

Well, they already reaped the benefits of detroying the statues... They got their asses kicked and their houses bombed.

by **The Rainmaker** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 12:46 pm

hehehehe.... they managed to invoke the wrath of a peaceful fella like the buddha

by ZC » Fri Jul 16, 2004 1:41 pm

Alexis wrote:We should be happy, I guess.
World's Biggest Statue: Dont see the point in it, but I guess it'll give our country a little more publicity and tourists.

u wud, if ur a Hindu !!

by **CtrlAltDel** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 1:42 pm

ZC wrote:u wud, if ur a Hindu !!

no...a Budhdhist....or an Ambedkar-ite...

by **The Rainmaker** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 1:47 pm

ZC wrote:
Alexis wrote:We should be happy, I guess.

u wud, if ur a Hindu !!

by **rock_26iin** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 1:48 pm

The Rainmaker wrote:
ZC wrote:
Alexis wrote:We should be happy, I guess.

u wud, if ur a Hindu !!

i think ZC was refering to the point factor which Alexis mentioned :roll:

by ZC » Fri Jul 16, 2004 2:11 pm

CtrlAltDel wrote:
ZC wrote:u wud, if ur a Hindu !!
no...a Budhdhist....or an Ambedkar-ite...

the constitution doesnt classify Buddhism as a separate religion, its part of Hinduism.

Buddha-ism is separate religion only outside India !!

by **CtrlAltDel** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 2:18 pm

ZC wrote:the constitution doesnt classify Buddhism as a separate religion, its part of Hinduism.

is it? didnt know that.

ZC wrote:Buddha-ism is separate religion only outside India !!

then whats this funda of Ambedkarites 'converting' to Buddhism?

by ZC » Fri Jul 16, 2004 2:20 pm

CtrlAltDel wrote:
ZC wrote:the constitution doesnt classify Buddhism as a separate religion, its part of Hinduism.
is it? didnt know that.
ZC wrote:Buddha-ism is separate religion only outside India !!
then whats this funda of Ambedkarites 'converting' to Buddhism?

People (Buddhists) have been asking for separate religion.....people have been warining against it (Shiv sena, VHP etc)

by **CtrlAltDel** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 2:27 pm

ZC wrote:....people have been warining against it (Shiv sena, VHP etc)

:shock: how can they do that? Buddhism is an entirely different atheistic philosophy....how can it be called Hinduism by force...

thats crazy!

are u sure u r correct abt its status in the constitution?

by ZC » Fri Jul 16, 2004 2:28 pm

CtrlAltDel wrote:
ZC wrote:....people have been warining against it (Shiv sena, VHP etc)
:shock: how can they do that? Buddhism is an entirely different atheistic philosophy....how can it be called Hinduism by force... thats crazy!

are u sure u r correct abt its status in the constitution?

Buddha is born to a Hindu king !! U cant classify all saints in Hinduism as separate religion if u start doing that for Siddhartha !!

by **CtrlAltDel** » Fri Jul 16, 2004 2:38 pm

ZC wrote:U cant classify all saints in Hinduism as separate religion...

...a good point!

ZC wrote:...if u start doing that for Siddhartha !!

but Siddhartha refused to follow the rules of what is called "Hinduism" and set up his own rules for his followers. thats why there was lots of opposition to Budhdhism from early Hindus.

anyway in those days there was no concept of religion. "Hinduism" as we know it had no name and was only a way of life. maybe thats why no one thought of calling Buddhism a seperate religion. i think it was considered only an atheistic branch.

by ZC » Fri Jul 16, 2004 3:18 pm

CtrlAltDel wrote:
ZC wrote:U cant classify all saints in Hinduism as separate religion...
...a good point!
ZC wrote:...if u start doing that for Siddhartha !!
but Siddhartha refused to follow the rules of what is called "Hinduism" and set up his own rules for his followers. thats why there was lots of opposition to Budhdhism from early Hindus.
anyway in those days there was no concept of religion. "Hinduism" as we know it had no name and was only a way of life. maybe thats why no one thought of calling Buddhism a seperate religion. i think it was considered only an atheistic branch.

did u read a thoery which says "buddha is Vishnu incarnation" ...btw, he didnt refuse to follow the rules of Hinduism, he was just upset with reality/life.......... he started preaching like any other Saint, people branded it as Buddhism..........i am not sure if he ever said, "I am starting Buddhism"

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