केही समय पहिले बुद्ध इन्डियामा जन्मेका हुन भन्ने कुरा भारतले अनेक तरिकाबाट प्रमाणित गराउने दुष्प्रयास गरिरहदा नेपाल भारतको सिमानामा बुद्धिस्ट माथि यस्तो ब्यबहार पनि देखाइयो भारतीय सेनांहरुबाट। उक्त घटनाले हरेक नेपालीको स्वाभिमानमा चोट पुर्याएको छ। यसको बिरुद्धमा के तपाई हामी नेपाली एकजुट हुनु आवश्यक छैन?के यो कुराको बिरोध गर्नु तपाई हाम्रो कर्तब्य होईन?ठुला ठुला गन्तब्यमा यात्राको थालनी साना साना पाईलाबाट नै हुने गर्छन धेरै केही गर्न नसके पनि हामी आफुले सक्ने जति गर्न कंजुस्याई नगरौ हामी यो पोस्ट शेयर गरी बिस्वलाई गौतम बुध्ध नेपालमै जन्मेका हुन भन्ने अभियान सफल बनाउन एउटा सानो प्रयास गरौ।
“Where are you from?”, she asked.
“But I’ve heard that India is where Buddha was born” she humorously told me looking at my face.
“I am from the birthplace of Buddha”, I replied proudly.
“So, you are Indian?” she questioned.
“No, I am from Nepal, Buddha’s birthplace’, I replied.
“No, his birthplace is Lumbini, which is in Nepal” I replied surprisingly.
“Is it..?” she again questioned me.
‘Yes. But, some Indians, who envy our traditions and culture, and who don’t like us growing prosperous are making rumors”, I clarified.
She nodded her head.
It was my turn. I asked her, “How do you feel if something you are proud of and actually belongs to you is claimed by someone else?”
“Obviously, I will feel upset”, she continued,”and I will be mad at that person who claims my stuffs”, she said.
“And this is not about just “something” but this is about the “historical figure” whom India claims to have born in their country. So, you understand how we Nepalese people feel about these lame made-up histories?”
“Yes, I do. But, why aren’t you doing anything?”, she told as if she had understood what I meant.
I did not know what to say. I stayed quiet. She probably inferred from my quietness that Nepalese are staying quiet when Indians are claiming Nepal’s assets.
I don’t know whether she believed me or not. But, I felt very bad at this, because Gautam Buddha was not born in India, but in Nepal as we have read, heard or actually seen the evidences in Lumbini, which is in Nepal.
WE have read in several books, seen on the internet and heard people saying several times that India is the birth place of Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. It’s quiet surprising, and moreover upsetting that people are so ignorant about such a big fact. This is because, India, which obviously have more ‘global reaching’ than we Nepalese do, is creating false rumors, and is attempting to earn Buddha’s birthplace by creating and spreading lame findings.
MOST of the world believes Buddha was born in Kapilvastu, Nepal. However, some Indian people* are making baseless statements taht he was born in Orissa
However, the reality persists no matter what Indians do to make “lame statements” about Buddha’s birthplace. The whole world knows that Buddha was born in Kapilvastu as evidenced from the pillar found nearby. There are many more archeaological 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.
*BUT there are some strong group of knowledge seekers in India, a great percentage of which also believe that Buddha was born in Nepal. Lets not take an opinion of some people and point fingers to everyone who resides there in INDIA.
