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वाशिंगटन डिसी, ३ वैशाख । भारतका प्रधानमन्त्री नरेन्द्र मोदीले आफ्नो देशको स्वार्थ पूरा गर्न भगवान गौतम बुद्ध भारतमा जन्मिएको दाबी गरेपछि अमेरिकाले त्यसको कडा प्रतिवाद गरेको छ ।
अमेरिकाको एक पत्रिकाले लेखेको छ, ‘भारतीयहरु नभएको हल्ला बढी गर्छन् । अमेरिकाको प्रख्यात पत्रिका द वासिङ्टन पोस्टले लेखेअनुसार बुद्धको जन्मस्थल नेपालको लुम्बिनी भएको तथ्यलार्इ केही भारतीयहरूले बेला बेलामा बिभिन्न तवारले तोडमोड गरीरहन्छन् । आफ्नो हो भनिरहन्छन् ।’
यो विषयमा पत्रिकाले अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति बाराक ओबामाको भनाई पनि छापेको छ । ‘राष्ट्रपति ओबामाले भगवान गौतम बुद्ध नेपालमै जन्मिएको र नेपालकै हुन भनेको’ द वासिङ्टन पोस्टले जनाएको छ ।
आफ्नो स्वार्थ पूरा गर्न भारतले बेला बेला नेपाललाई दास जस्तै बनाएर प्रयोग गर्न खोजीरहेको पत्रिकाले आरोपसहितको टिप्पणी समेत लेखेको छ ।
हाल जर्मनीमा रहेका भारतका प्रधानमन्त्री नरेन्द्र मोदी सुरक्षा समितिको स्थायी सदस्य भारतले पाउनुपर्ने भन्दै महात्मा गान्धि, भगवान गौतन बुद्ध जन्मिएको शान्तिको प्रतिक देश भारतको भएको भनाई सगौरवका साथ राखेका थिए ।
यस्तो छ द वाशिङटन पोष्टले छापेको समाचार पढ्नुहोस् :-
Nepal battles misconceptions over Buddha’s birthplace
Quick: Where was the Buddha born?
To hear many Indians talk, you’d think it was India, where he attained enlightenment and gave his first sermon.
But the people of Nepal know better — and they are eager to correct misconceptions about the Awakened One, considered one of the world’s most revered figures.
Next month, Nepal will circulate a new 100-rupee note with the imprint, “Lumbini: The Birthplace of Lord Buddha.” The currency is part of the government’s most recent effort to correct the record.
It comes amid protests following a promotional video on the private Indian channel Zee TV, which claimed the Buddha was born in India.
Zee TV corrected the error, but Nepal Cable TV Association blocked the channel when the new series on the life of Buddha premiered on Sunday (Sept. 8). The association’s chairman described the move as a way to prevent possible unrest in the country, which is predominantly Hindu but proud of its Buddhist heritage.
“We believe it was a mistake by Zee TV,” said association Chairman Sudhir Parajuli. “The official stand of the Government of India is that the Buddha was born in Nepal, but a few people not having sufficient knowledge proclaim that his birthplace is in India.”
Most scholars agree that Buddha was born in 623 B.C. in the sacred area of Lumbini located in the plains of southern Nepal. An inscription on a pillar erected by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka in 249 B.C. testifies to it.
Still the misconception persists.
In 2010, Indian-American journalist Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s flagship foreign affairs show and editor-at-large at Time magazine, sparked protests in Nepal for stating in a book that the Buddha was Indian.
And just this Monday (Sept. 9) at a Buddhist function in Delhi, the state’s Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit referred to the Buddha, saying, “India has been fortunate that he was born here and today we find that his message spread to millions of people brings them solace and comfort all over the world.”
In April, a former TV journalist from Nepal, Rabi Lamichhane, returned to his country from the United States determined to clear the record. He did so by staging a marathon talk show that lasted 62 hours and 12 minutes titled “Lord Buddha was born in Nepal.” The marathon was certified by the Guinness World Records as the longest talk show.
अमेरिकाको एक पत्रिकाले लेखेको छ, ‘भारतीयहरु नभएको हल्ला बढी गर्छन् । अमेरिकाको प्रख्यात पत्रिका द वासिङ्टन पोस्टले लेखेअनुसार बुद्धको जन्मस्थल नेपालको लुम्बिनी भएको तथ्यलार्इ केही भारतीयहरूले बेला बेलामा बिभिन्न तवारले तोडमोड गरीरहन्छन् । आफ्नो हो भनिरहन्छन् ।’
यो विषयमा पत्रिकाले अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति बाराक ओबामाको भनाई पनि छापेको छ । ‘राष्ट्रपति ओबामाले भगवान गौतम बुद्ध नेपालमै जन्मिएको र नेपालकै हुन भनेको’ द वासिङ्टन पोस्टले जनाएको छ ।
आफ्नो स्वार्थ पूरा गर्न भारतले बेला बेला नेपाललाई दास जस्तै बनाएर प्रयोग गर्न खोजीरहेको पत्रिकाले आरोपसहितको टिप्पणी समेत लेखेको छ ।
हाल जर्मनीमा रहेका भारतका प्रधानमन्त्री नरेन्द्र मोदी सुरक्षा समितिको स्थायी सदस्य भारतले पाउनुपर्ने भन्दै महात्मा गान्धि, भगवान गौतन बुद्ध जन्मिएको शान्तिको प्रतिक देश भारतको भएको भनाई सगौरवका साथ राखेका थिए ।
Nepal battles misconceptions over Buddha’s birthplace
Quick: Where was the Buddha born?
To hear many Indians talk, you’d think it was India, where he attained enlightenment and gave his first sermon.
But the people of Nepal know better — and they are eager to correct misconceptions about the Awakened One, considered one of the world’s most revered figures.
Next month, Nepal will circulate a new 100-rupee note with the imprint, “Lumbini: The Birthplace of Lord Buddha.” The currency is part of the government’s most recent effort to correct the record.
It comes amid protests following a promotional video on the private Indian channel Zee TV, which claimed the Buddha was born in India.
Zee TV corrected the error, but Nepal Cable TV Association blocked the channel when the new series on the life of Buddha premiered on Sunday (Sept. 8). The association’s chairman described the move as a way to prevent possible unrest in the country, which is predominantly Hindu but proud of its Buddhist heritage.
“We believe it was a mistake by Zee TV,” said association Chairman Sudhir Parajuli. “The official stand of the Government of India is that the Buddha was born in Nepal, but a few people not having sufficient knowledge proclaim that his birthplace is in India.”
Most scholars agree that Buddha was born in 623 B.C. in the sacred area of Lumbini located in the plains of southern Nepal. An inscription on a pillar erected by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka in 249 B.C. testifies to it.
Still the misconception persists.
In 2010, Indian-American journalist Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s flagship foreign affairs show and editor-at-large at Time magazine, sparked protests in Nepal for stating in a book that the Buddha was Indian.
And just this Monday (Sept. 9) at a Buddhist function in Delhi, the state’s Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit referred to the Buddha, saying, “India has been fortunate that he was born here and today we find that his message spread to millions of people brings them solace and comfort all over the world.”
In April, a former TV journalist from Nepal, Rabi Lamichhane, returned to his country from the United States determined to clear the record. He did so by staging a marathon talk show that lasted 62 hours and 12 minutes titled “Lord Buddha was born in Nepal.” The marathon was certified by the Guinness World Records as the longest talk show.
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