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HOW HAS UNESCO INSCRIBED LUMBINI AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE BUDDHA Posted by worldamity on March 22, 2010 Nepal Date of Inscription: 1997 Criteria: (iii)(vi) Lumbini Zone, Rupandehi District, Western Terai Ref: 666rev Brief Description Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected one of his commemorative pillars there. The site is now being developed as a Buddhist pilgrimage centre, where the archaeological remains associated with the birth of the Lord Buddha form a central feature. Other Languages: English French Arabic Chinese Russian Spanish Archaeoligical zone in the sacred garden | Justification for Inscription The Committee decided to inscribe this site on the basis of criteria (iii) and (vi). As the birthplace of the Lord Buddha, the sacred area of Lumbini is one of the holiest places of one of the world’s great religions, and its remains contain important evidence about the nature of Buddhist pilgrimage centres from a very early period. For the link click here [Another arcicle on the Buddha and Nepal’s Buddha epic to boost birthplace campaign] 2 Responses to “HOW HAS UNESCO INSCRIBED LUMBINI AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE BUDDHA” } Buddha was born in Nepal and not in India. See UNESCO document: https://worldamity.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/unesco-inscribed-lumbini-as-birthplace-of-buddha/ India is misinforming the whole world through its media and intellectuals. Even India is […] November 30, 2010 at 9:15 pm […] on Mayadevi Temple Lumbini Locating the lost kingdom of Kapilvastu Google corrected its mistake How has UNESCO Inscribed Lumbini as the Birthplace of Buddha Kapilvastu, Not in India रामदेब भन्छन भारत गलत भ्रम […]
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भारतले लुम्बिनी उतै रहेको प्रमाणित गर्यो भने नेपाल शिरविनाको मुर्कट्टो हुनेछ बुद्ध भारतमा जन्मिएको दाबी र नेपालले नक्कलमात्रै गर्न खोजे पनि असफल भएको आरोपसहित नेपालको जस्तै ‘भग्नावशेष’ बनाउन करोडौँका प्रोजेक्ट तयार गरी रातदिन ट्रयाक्टर र मजदुर खटाएर गौतमबुद्धको मावली देवदह, जन्मस्थल लुम्बिनी र दरबार तिलौराकोट प्याकेजमै भारतमा बनाइँदै छ (हेर्नुहोस्, नयाँ पत्रिका, ४ चैत २०६६) । भारतीय चलचित्र ‘चाँदनी चोक टु चाइना’ मा बुद्धको जन्म भारतमा भएको भनिएको छ । नेपालको सेन्सरबोर्डले उक्त वाक्य काटेर चलचित्र प्रदर्शनको अनुमति दिएको थियो, तर विद्यार्थी र सञ्चारमाध्यमले विरोध गरेपछि सरकार निषेध गर्न बाध्य भयो । हालै सरकारले पशुपतिका भारतीय भट्ट हटाएर नेपाली पुजारी राखेपछि भारतीय राजदूत, सिनेकलाकार गोविन्दा र समाजवादी दलका नेताले दबाबमूलक अभिव्यक्ति राख्दै नेपालको सार्वभौमसत्तामा हस्तक्षेप गरे पनि यहाँको अदालतले भारतीय भट्टलाई नै पुनर्नियुक्त गर्यो । यसरी भारतीय हस्तक्षेप हुँदा पशुपतिबारे कोही नबोल्नु तर एउटा सानो सिनेमाको घटनामा सारा देशले नै पीडाबोध गरी लुम्बिनीको समर्थनमा बोल्नुले राष्ट्रियताका सम्बन्धमा लुम्बिनीको ठूलो महत्त्व छ र देशवासीका आँखामा लुम्बिनी महान् छ भन्ने देखाउँछ । बुद्धबारे भ्रम : भविष्यमा बुद्ध हुने मनुष्य वा मनुष्येतर प्राणी बोधिसत्व हो भने बुद्धत्व प्राप्त व्यक्ति बुद्ध हो । बुद्धत्व लाभ गरे पनि धर्मोपदेश नगरेका अनगिन्ती ‘प्रत्येक बुद्ध’, धर्मोपदेश गरेका अढाई दर्जन ‘सम्यक् सम्बुद्ध’ र भविष्यको गर्भमा रहेका ‘मैत्रेय बुद्ध’ गरी तीन प्रकारका बुद्ध थेरवादी/हीनयानी बौद्धग्रन्थ त्रिपिटकमा फेला पर्दछन् । दीपङ्कर बुद्धबाट सुरु भएको सम्यक् सम्बुद्धको सूचीमा कालान्तरमा कोण्डञ्ञ, मङ्गल, सुमन, रेवत, सोभित, अनोमदस्सी, पदुम, नारद, पदुमुत्तर, सुमेध, सुजात, पियदस्सी, अत्थदस्सी, धम्मदस्सी, सिद्धत्थ, तिस्स, फुस्स, विपस्सी, सिखी, वेस्सभू, ककुसन्ध, कोणागमन, कस्सप र गौतमबुद्ध देखा पर्छन् । यी सम्यक् सम्बुद्धमध्ये तीनजना हालको नेपालमा अवस्थित कपिलवस्तुमा जन्मिएको ग्रन्थप्रमाण छ । यी सबै बुद्धमध्ये लुम्बिनीमा जन्मेका गौतम बुद्ध किन पनि बढी लोकपि्रय भए भने उनको परिनिर्वाणपछि मात्रै त्रिपिटक लेखनका लागि संगायनाहरू हुन सके । ग्रन्थप्रमाणअनुसार गौतमबुद्धले बुद्धत्व प्राप्त गर्नुअघि उपर्युक्त सम्यक् सम्बुद्धहरूका समयमा क्रमशः सुमेध तपस्वी, विजितावी चक्रवर्ती राजा, सुरुचि ब्राह्मण, अतुल नागराजा, अतिदेव ब्राह्मण, अजित ब्राह्मण, यक्ष सेनापति, सिंह, तपस्वी, जटिल महानागरिक, उत्तर ब्राह्मण, चक्रवर्ती राजा, कस्सप ब्राह्मण, सुसिम तपस्वी, देवराज इन्द्र, मङ्गल तपस्वी, सुजात क्षत्रिय, विजितावी क्षत्रिय, अतुल नागराज, अरिन्दम राजा, सुदस्सन राजा, खेम राजा, पब्बत राजा र ज्योतिपाल ब्राह्मण भई बोधिसत्वका रूपमा अनेक कुशल कर्म गरी पछि बुद्ध हुनका लागि चाहिने पुण्य सञ्चय गरेका थिए । यसरी बुद्धका अनेक प्रकार र संख्या भए पनि अहिलेको विवाद मूलतः गौतमबुद्धको जन्मस्थलसँग जोडिएको देखिन्छ । Read the rest of this entry » PBS is made up of more than 350 local public noncommercial TV stations and reaches more than 115 million people each month through on-air and online content, and, increasingly, in other platforms. PBS content is available on air through its local stations and, for many programs, online, in the form of podcasts, blogs, video clips, and full episodes. Key programs include PBS KIDS & PBS KIDS GO! series, as well as NATURE, MASTERPIECE, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, GREAT PERFORMANCES , BILL MOYERS JOURNAL, TAVIS SMILEY, WASHINGTON WEEK, FRONTLINE and THE PBS NEWSHOUR. “THE BUDDHA” coming to PBS April, 7th, 2010. This PBS documentary explores the life of Prince Siddhartha, today know as the Buddha, whose spiritual quest for enlightenment gave birth to Buddhism. The film, narrated by Richard Gere, includes interviews with the Dalai Lama and airs on PBS April 7. The problem with this documentary is that this is with misinformation about Buddha. This informs that Prince Siddhartha of India. Lots of Nepalese campaigning against this misinformation. Within the PBS Fan Club Ram Kumar Shrestha created Topic Buddha was born in Nepal not in India in its Discussion Board. To leave the comment in the link with the information about video this is the link . In both links lots of Nepalese campaigning against the misinformation. Only after becoming Fan of PBS Fan Club, it is possible to comment in the second link. Buddha and misinformation together? Does not suit. So why not to participate there then? गौतम बुद्ध आजभन्दा २५८५ वर्षअघि हालको नेपालभित्रै पर्ने कपिलवस्तुको तिलौराकोटमा जन्मेको घामजस्तै छर्लङ्ग छ। तिलौराकोटमा पाइएका र अझै उत्खनन्का क्रममा रहेका कतिपय बुद्धकालीन निर्माण सामग्री तथा तत्कालीन समयका चल्तीका सरसामानको पुरातात्विक पुष्टिले यसलाई द्विमति राख्ने कुनै ठाउँ नै दिएका छैनन्। तर पनि यस शाश्वत तथ्यमा भ्रम सिर्जना गर्ने भारतीय नियतलाई छिमेकी मुलुक चीनका साथै जापानका कतिपय प्रकाशनहरुले पनि साथ दिइरहेको देख्दा आश्चर्य लाग्ने गर्दछ। भारतीय सरकार र भारतीय प्रशासनको नियतमा देखिएको कालोपनालाई योगऋषि रामदेवले काठमाडौं आएका बेला आलोचना गरेका छन्। रामदेवले योगका माध्यमले नेपालको समुन्नति र समृद्धिका लागि नेपालको जल, जमिन, जडीबुटी, जनताको जागरण पर्याप्त भएको बताए। शनिवार बिहान काठमाडौंको टुँडिखेलमा योग विज्ञान शिविर सञ्चालनका क्रममा रामदेवले हाल २५ हजार योगप्रशिक्षक अघिल्लो शिविरदेखि हालसम्मका दुई वर्षमा तयार भइसकेको बताउँदै अबका तीन वर्षमा व्यापक परिवर्तन आई देशभर कूल एक लाख योग प्रशिक्षक तयार हुने र पूरै नेपाल योगमय बन्नमा सहज हुने विश्वास व्यक्त गरे। योगऋषि रामदेवले नेपालमा पतञ्जलि योगपीठको केन्द्रीय कार्यालय काठमाडौंमा स्थापना हुने, धुलिखेल र स्याङ्जामा पतञ्जलि योगपीठहरुको सञ्चालन हुने कुरा पनि बताए। तर, कतिपय उनका आलोचकहरुले भने उनले नेपालमा रहेको जडीबुटीमा आँखा गाढेको दाबी गर्दै उनको उद्देश्य नेपालका सबै जडीबुटी कौडीको मोलमा भारत लैजाने तयारी गरेको बताएका छन्। Read the rest of this entry » The Hindu Yoga Guru Swami Ram Dev speaking at a programme in Kathmandu told reporters, “Sita and the Buddha are pride of Nepal. India is worthlessly dragging the Buddha to controversy which is wrong”. Talking to media persons, Swami Ram Dev said, “There is no doubt that Buddha was born Nepal. Now he is a universal character.” Opposing the rumour about Buddha’s birth place being India, he said, “Any enlightened person is a dignity and pride of a nation,” adding, “I will campaign for Nepal if anyone says that Buddha was born in India,” he added. The Swami said that India is a true friend of Nepal as both countries are linked by similar culture, spiritualism and social structure. “Nepal and India are equal brothers and both are independent and sovereign countries. The cultural relationship between the two countries is similar to the present age of democracy since the period of Lord Rama in India.” The Swami who is conducting Yoga classes in Kathmandu and some other parts of the country decried Indian propaganda about the Buddha and its acts of distorting historical and archaeological facts about the Buddha. Lumbini is the birthplace of Lord Buddha and a World Heritage Site. This pilgrimage site in southwest Nepal attracts devout Buddhists from around the world, who arrive to pay homage at the Sacred Garden where the ‘Enlightened One’ was born. A famous landmark is the Ashoka Pillar raised by the great Emperor who converted to Buddhism. Today Lumbini has been enlivened by the multitude of architecturally beautiful temples, stupas and monasteries built by various international Buddhist communities. Birth place of Lord Buddha Lumbini is hallowed ground as Shakyamuni Buddha was born here in southern Nepal more than twenty-five hundred years ago. As a sacred birthplace, it is an important pilgrimage site for Buddhists from around the globe. Many excavations have taken place here around this small town in the southern Terai plains of Nepal. Ruins of the old city are clearly visible and many artifacts were unearthed during the excavation. Shakyamuni Buddha was born a prince to the ruler of the little principality. Important landmarks are the Maya Devi temple and the Ashoka pillar. The remains of many ancient stupas and monasteries can be found in the surroundings of Lumbini The Ashoka pillar is said to have been erected by the Indian Emperor Ashoka in 250 BC and bears an inscription confirming this as the birth place of the Buddha. A stone image of Maya Devi giving birth to Lord Buddha as she holds onto a branch is seen in the Maya Devi temple. The belief that touching it will render a woman fertile has led to erosion as thousands of hands have stroked it. Read the rest of this entry » भारतीय मूलका अमेरिकी पत्रकार फरिद जकारियाको पुस्तक ‘पोस्ट अमेरिकन वल्र्ड’मा बुद्धको जन्म र बौद्धधर्मको उत्पत्ति भारतमा भएको उल्लेख गरेकोमा केही समयअघि दिनानाथ शर्माले आपत्ति जनाएका थिए । जकारियाले गलत नियतले जानी-जानी आफ्नो पुस्तकमार्फत विश्वलाई बुद्धको जन्मस्थल भारत भएको झूटो सन्देश दिनखोजेका शर्माको निष्कर्ष थियो । हुन पनि जकारियाजस्ता बौद्धिक व्यक्तिलाई बुद्धको वास्तविक जन्मस्थल नेपाल हो भन्ने सामान्य ज्ञान नभएको विश्वास गर्न गाह्रो छ । आफ्नो विदेश भ्रमणका क्रममा मैले पनि पश्चिमी मुलुकमात्र नभएर द. कोरिया, जापान, चीन, भियतनाम, थाइल्यान्डजस्ता ठूलो संख्यामा बौद्धधर्म अनुयायी भएका देशमा समेत धेरै शिक्षित व्यक्तिलाई बुद्धको जन्मस्थल लुम्बिनी हो र उक्त भूभाग नेपालमा पर्छ भन्ने ज्ञान नभएको पाएको छु । केही वर्षअघि दक्षिण कोरियामा आयोजित एक वैज्ञानिक सम्मेलनमा भाग लिएको थिएँ । सम्मेलनपछि विदेशी पाहुनालाई सम्मेलनका आयोजकद्वारा कोरियाका विभिन्न सहर अनि राजधानी सोलबाट केही टाढा रमणीय पहाडमा अवस्थित एक बौद्धस्थलको भ्रमण गराइएको थियो । पाहुनाहरू बोकेको टुरिस्ट बसमा एक पेसावर महिला टुरिस्ट गाइड पनि थिइन् । उनले बौद्धस्थलबारे जानकारी दिँदै बुद्धको जीवनीबारे चर्चा गर्न थालिन् । यसैक्रममा उनले बुद्ध भारतमा जन्मिएको बताइन् । उनले सायद यस्तो गलत सन्देश धेरै वर्षदेखि विदेशी एवं स्वदेशी पर्यटकलाई दिँदै आएकी थिइन् । एक पेसावर टुरिस्ट गाइडलाई समेत बुद्धको जन्मस्थल नेपाल हो भन्ने ज्ञान नभएको थाहा पाउँदा निकै अचम्म लागेको थियो । मैले आफू नेपालबाट आएको परिचय दिँदै बसभित्रै उनलाई बुद्ध जन्मेको देश भारत होइन, नेपाल हो भनी सच्याउन खोज्दा उनी अकमक्क परेकी थिइन् । ती कोरियाली महिलालाई वास्तवमै बुद्धको जन्मभूमि नेपाल हो भन्ने थाहा रहेनछ । उनले विद्यार्थी छँदा बुद्धको जन्म र बौद्धधर्मको उत्पत्तिस्थल भारत भनेर पढेकी रहिछन् । बुद्धको जन्मस्थल र नेपालबारे थप अध्ययन गर्न मैले उनलाई आग्रह गरेको थिएँ । उनीमात्र होइन, बसमा यात्रा गरिरहेका सबैजसो विदशी पाहुनालाई पनि लुम्बिनीबारे र बुद्ध जन्मिएको देश नेपाल हो भन्ने थाहा रहेनछ । Read the rest of this entry » [The search for the lost city of Kapilvastu started in the mid 19th Century after the translation of the notes of the great Chinese travelers. The British geographer Alexander Cunningham identified Bhuila in Uttar Pradesh as Kapilvastu which was later proven untrue.] By Swoyambhu D. Tuladhar Introduction: The ancient kingdom of Kapilvastu lying at the foothills of the Himalayas spread between the country of Kosala on the west and Koliyas on the east. It was known to be a stable kingdom flourishing during the time of King Suddhodhana, father of Prince Siddhartha Gautam. It was in the city of Kapilvastu that Prince Siddhartha Gautam spent his early years after his birth in Lumbini in 623 BC. We know that once Prince Siddhartha left Kapilvastu in search of truth at the age of 29 and attained enlightenment as Buddha, he did not return to live in Kapilvastu. After the death of King Suddhodhana, a gradual decline set in the country. For a long period Kapilvastu was left utterly desolate and forsaken. It lapsed into oblivion and was ruined beyond recognition. It is not clear how and why exactly the desolation of Kapilvastu started but some construction activities had taken place even after the place was in ruins. Huen Tsian during his visit in 6’hCentury A.D. had mentioned about the monasteries and stupas built over the ruins of the royal precincts. In course of time Kapilvastu was almost forgotten and erased from the world map and the name of Kapilvastu remained known only in the old Buddhist Chronicles. Read the rest of this entry » Shri B. Joshi Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India Your Excellency Governor, With due respect and profound belief, we are writing this open letter to you to draw your benign attention, to a very sensitive issue of which Your Excellency and the Uttar Pradesh Government seem to have been put behind lambrequin by some people in the administration that some kinds of archaeologically unwholesome construction works to build another Lumbini and other Buddhist historical sites are in progress in Aligadawa, Uttar Pradesh that you govern Read the rest of this entry » Could you check Quotations by Authors and the map in this article. These links are also with some blonder mistakes. We need to raise our voice there too. Even after flood of criticisms, Newsweek Editor Fareed Zakaria is pretending that nothing happening against his misinformation. A wise man always accepts his mistakes. Let’s wait and see. BELOW IS A TEXT OF A UNESCO DOCUMENT ON HOW IT DECIDED TO INSCRIBE NEPAL’S LUMBINI AS THE BIRTH PLACE OF THE BUDDHA Nepal Date of Inscription: 1997 Criteria: (iii)(vi) Lumbini Zone, Rupandehi District, Western Terai Ref: 666rev Brief Description Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected one of his commemorative pillars there. The site is now being developed as a Buddhist pilgrimage centre, where the archaeological remains associated with the birth of the Lord Buddha form a central feature. Read the rest of this entry » [“Tilaurakot is situated on the Banganga which is thought to have been called Bhagirathi by the Sakyans”, said Prof. Tulsi Ram Baidya, Chairman of the Nepal History Association. “There is no river near Piprahawa”. Also please refer to the writer’s another article Kapilavastu India – Nepal battle of sites.] By: Rohan L. Jayetilleke From Nepal With the long drawn dispute over the location of Buddha’s birthplace end in favour of Nepal ? The area around Tilaurakot (Nepal) crowded with unexcavated or partly excavated Buddhist sites. About 65 archaeological sites have been identified and the authorities want to develop at least seven. The remains of the Eastern Gateway of Kapilavastu (At Tilaurakot) through which Gautama Buddha is believed to have walked out at night. A century-old dispute over the location of Kapilavastu, where Prince Siddartha (late Gauthama, the Buddha) grew up, is about to end in favour of Tilaurakot in Nepal, and not Piprahawa, India. “Tilaurakot is situated on the Banganga which is thought to have been called Bhagirathi by the Sakyans”, said Prof. Tulsi Ram Baidya, Chairman of the Nepal History Association. “There is no river near Piprahawa”. Tilaurakot’s claim to Kapilavastu is based primarily on four areas of irrefutable evidence. The place is a derivative not of the name of Kapila, the sage, but an oil producing shrub in Nepalese called Kapila, which is used for medicinal and cooking purposes from time immemorial by the Nepalese, Tilaurakot too means ‘tell or oil and ‘kot’ fields of sesame (dil). Read the rest of this entry » बुद्ध भारतमा जन्मिएका हुन् भनेर किताब छाप्ने भारतले अब नक्कली लुम्बिनी र तिलौराकोट पनि बनाउन थालेको छ । बुद्धको जन्मस्थलसम्बन्धी सबै विश्वमान्यता परिवर्तन गर्न भारतले उत्तरप्रदेशको अलिगढवामा धमाधम निर्माणकार्य गरिरहेको छ । नेपालको कपिलवस्तुसँग सीमा जोडिएको अलिगढवामा नक्कली कपिलवस्तु निर्माणकार्य अन्तिम अवस्थामा छ । उत्तरप्रदेशको सिद्धार्थनगर जिल्लाअन्तर्गत पीपरहवा क्षेत्रलाई भारतले कपिलवस्तु नामकरण गरेर बुद्ध भारतमै जन्मिएका हुन् भन्ने प्रमाणित गर्न खोजिरहेको छ । विश्वशान्तिका अग्रदूत सिद्धार्थ गौतमबुद्धले भारतको बोधगयामा बुद्धत्व प्राप्त गरेका भए पनि उनको जन्म नेपालको लुम्बिनीमा भएको थियो । उनी तिलौराकोटमा राजा शुद्धोधनको दरबारमा जन्मिएका थिए । Read the rest of this entry » While searching “birth place of Buddha” in google, we can see the map pointer inside the area of Nepal, but the location description is definded “Uttar Pradesh, India”. Well everyone is aware of the fact that Buddha was born at Kapilvastu in Nepal and even the pointer is pointed correctly in Lumbini area, but how can the description be written “Uttar Pradesh, India”? This has certainly drawn lots of attention because of wrong information to all the viewers of google maps. Lumbini was a beautiful amusement grove in about 7th century B.C. This horticulture spot was recreated by Koliyas of Devdaha and Sakyas of Kapilvastu. It was a place where Bodhisatwa Siddhartha Gautam put his first step on earth. The prince of the Sakya was born in Nepal in about 563 B.C. He was probably the greatest man ever to live in the Indian sub-continent in the whole of its remarkable history. He was born in orthodox Hindu family and raised accordingly and became the founder of the great religion which has spread far beyond the border of India. According to Buddhist literature, Lumbini was addressed as Pradimoksha Vana and compared to the Chittalate Vana of lord Indra’s paradise in Heaven. Amid the cool shadow of thick Sal trees, the touch of the flowing breeze, and the fragrance of flowers and fruits, the bees of five colors hummed and people used to live with peaceful mind. This place is 22 km. west of Siddhartha Nagar and became a holy pilgrimage site after the death of Lord Buddha. Lord Buddha at his deathbed suggested his disciple Ananda to visit four places among which the first and the foremost place is Lumbini where he was born. Lmbini possess its history even before the birth of Siddhartha. It was a popular ancient northern trade route (Uttarapatha) and a habitual as well as a religious place. After death of Buddha this place was visited by many pilgrims, royalties, and scholars from different parts of the world. The Maurya Emperor of India, Ashoka visited Lumbini in 3rd century B.C., after his renunciation from his regal life after the bloodshed victory of Kalinga. The emperor made a pilgrimage to Lumbini with his spiritual teacher Bikkshu Upagupta and reiterated the legendry fame of the site. He adored the birth place and installed a memorial colossal pillar with inscriptions which reads: Read the rest of this entry » Nawalparasi is one of the most important districts of Nepal from the Archaeological point of view. Besides many archaeological ruins, this district has an ancient stupa in Ramagrama, which according to many scholars is among the oldest stupa of Nepal. It is believed that this contains the relic of Buddha inside this stupa. Rama Grama is situated 5.3 km south east from Parasi, the headquarters of Nawal Parasi, south of Deurawa village, north of Billaspur, east of Ujjaini, west of Deau village and on the bank of the stream Jharahi. Considering its historical and archaeological importance the government has announced this area as Ramagram Municipality. The site is located in 830 41′ 05″ E and 270 29′ 55″ N on the height of 107 m from MSL1 . According to Buddhist literature Sujat was the King of Saketa. He had have four sons and five daughters from his first wife. After her death the king married for second time. When the second queen gave birth to a son, she put her desire and also insisted the king to make her son the heir of the king and he must succeed the throne after the king.. Hence, the nine children of the first queen were forced to leave Saketa Kingdom. The expatriated children moved toward the north side and reached a place where the ascetic Kapila was residing on the bank of the river Bhagirathi, known as Ban Ganga. The anchorite gave them permission to settle there and the site gradually developed. It was given the name of Kapilavastu after the name of ascetic Kapila. The four brothers married their four younger sisters, and they declared the eldest sister Priya as their “queen mother”. In course of time, Priya suffered from Leprosy and left Kapilavastu and resided in a cave in a nearby forest. Coincidentally, the King of Varanasi, named Rama had also been suffering from the same disease. He took his retirement and abandoned his Kingdom to his son and proceeded for Banabas (settling in the forest as a hermit or sage in the same forest). Read the rest of this entry » ‘बुद्धको जन्म लुम्बिनी नेपालमा भएको हो ।’ यी शव्दहरुको अंग्रेजी रुपान्तरण आफ्नो चिनारी कार्ड भिजिटिङ कार्ड मा छाप्ने र आफूसित परिचयमा आउने हरेक मानिसलाई त्यो कार्ड दिने डा. गोविन्दप्रसाद थापालाई धेरै नेपालीले चिन्दछन् । कतिपयले उहाँलाई प्रहरी सेवामा बहाल छँदै विद्यावारिधि गर्ने पहिलो उच्चपदस्थ अधिकृतको रुपमा हेर्दा हुन् । मैले पनि त्यही क्रममा चिनेको हो । बुद्धसित गाँसिएको देशको विशिष्ट पहिचानप्रति गर्व गर्ने र सजग रहने डा. थापाको कार्यशैली प्रशंसनीय छ । ‘देखेको मुलुक’ का लेखक कनकमणि दीक्षितको हेराइ अलिक बेग्लै किसिमको रहेछ । लेखकको रायमा नेपाललाई बुद्ध जन्मेको देश भनेर गर्व गर्नुको खास अर्थ छैन किनभने अढाइ हजार वर्षअघि सिद्धार्थ गौतम जन्मिँदा नेपाल भन्ने राज्य नै थिएन । झट्ट सुन्दा हो पनि इतिहासको सन्दर्भमा आजको भूगोललाई नियाल्दा लेखकको कथनलाई गलत भन्न मिल्दैन । र यो तर्कसित सहमत हुने हो भने केटाकेटीलाई पढाइने बुद्धसम्बन्धी पाठ्य सामग्री फेर्नुपर्छ भन्ने लेखकको दिशा-निर्देशलाई पनि स्वीकार गर्नुपर्ने हुन्छ । लेखको आग्रह त्यस्तै छ । तर कति स्वीकार्य होला यो प्रस्तावः भन्न गाह्रो छ । किनभने ‘उग्रराष्ट्रवाद’ को विरोध गर्ने लेखकको स्वतन्त्रताको सम्मान गर्दागर्दै पनि तथ्यसम्मत सूचना विवरणहरुले स्थापित गरेको यथार्थलाई अस्वीकार गर्ने धृष्टता धेरैले नगर्लान् । र अन्वेषण तथा अनुसन्धानबाट प्रमाणित यथार्थ होः जुन ठाउँमा सिद्धार्थ गौतम जो पछि बुद्ध भए जन्मे त्यो ठाउँ लुम्बिनि हो र लुम्बिनी नेपालमा पर्दछ । भन्नु परोइन यो पर्यटकलाई लोभ्याउने कुरो मात्र होइन । यो बौद्ध-मतावलम्बीहरुको अटुट आस्थाको केन्द्र हो । जापान कोरिया वर्मा श्रीलंका थाइल्याण्ड समेतका देशहरुबाट लुम्बिनी तीर्थाटनमा आउनेहरु मनोराजनको अर्थमा बुझिने पर्यटनका लागि निस्केका डुलुवा होइनन् । बुद्धले ज्ञान पाएको स्थान बोधगया पहिलोपटक उपदेश दिएको ठाउँ सारनाथ र उहाँको महापरिनिर्वाण भएको स्थान कुसीनगर अहिलेको भारत देशमा पर्दछ । यति कुरो भारत सरकारले नै स्वीकार गरिसकेको छ । अन्यथा लुम्बिनीको संरक्षण र प्रवद्र्धनका निम्ति साचालित परियोजनाहरुलाई भारत सरकारका तर्पुबाट दूतावासले किन सहयोग गरिरहन्थ्यो । किन चीन र श्रीलंकाभन्दा पछि परिएला भनेर सावधानि अपनाइरहन्थ्यो अनि बुद्धको जन्मस्थल हो भन्ने कुरामा ढुक्क नभएको भए दलाई लामा पटक-पटक लुम्बिनी आउन नेपाल सरकारसित किन अनुमति मागिरहन्थे सन् १९८१ मा एकपल्ट यस्तो अनुमति पाए पनि । Read the rest of this entry » – त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालय केन्द्रीय अंग्रेजी विभागले दोस्रो वर्षको पाठ्यपुस्तकका रूपमा राखेको चाल्र्स भान डोरेको ँअ हिस्ट्री अफ नलेज’ मा ‘बुद्ध उत्तरभारतमा जम्मेका हुन्’ भन्ने गलत सूचना राखिएको थियो । अहिले ँसस्पेन्स्सन’मा परेको छ । – त्रिविको आमसञ्चार तथा पत्रकारिता विभागले स्नातकोत्तर तह दोस्रो वर्षका विद्यार्थीलाई अनिवार्य रूपमा पढाउने ँकम्युनिकेसन फर द डेभलपमेन्ट इन द थर्ड वल्र्ड’ किताबमा पनि बुद्धका विषयमा दोहोरो अर्थ लाग्ने कुरा समेटिएका छन् । ँनेपाल’ देशको कतै उल्लेख छैन । यी त केही उदाहरण मात्र हुन् । नेपालका विश्वविद्यालयमा पाठ्यपुस्तकका रूपमा रहेका पुस्तकमा यस्ता भ्रामक कुरा धेरै भेट्टाउन सकिन्छ । नेपाली विद्यार्थीले नेपालमै जन्मिएका गौतम बुद्धका बारेमा भ्रामक कुरा पढ्नुपरेको छ । विश्वविद्यालयले पाठ्यपुस्तकका रूपमा राखेका विदेशी लेखकका पुस्तकमा बुद्धका बारेमा भ्रामक कुरा पाइने गरेका हुन् । तर, कसैले पनि वास्तविक कुरा लेख्न भारत सरकार र भारतका बुद्धिजीवीसँग कुनै पहलसमेत गरेको छैन । त्रिवि केन्द्रीय अंग्रेजी विभागले दोस्रो वर्षको पाठ्यपुस्तकका रूपमा राखेको चाल्र्स भान डोरेको ‘अ हिस्ट्री अफ नलेज’ मा ‘बुद्ध उत्तरभारतमा जम्मेका हुन्’ भन्ने गलत सूचना राखिएको थियो । गत वर्ष नयाँ पत्रिकामा समाचार प्रकाशित र विद्यार्थीको विरोध भएपछि सो पुस्तक नै पढाउन छाडिएको छ । सो पुस्तक पढाइएको पनि छैन र त्यसको ठाउँमा अर्को नयाँ विषय पनि राखिएको छैन । त्रिभुवन विश्वविद्यालयको पत्रकारिता तथा आमसञ्चार विषयको पाठ्यपुस्तकमा पनि बुद्धका बारेमा विद्यार्थीलाई अलमलमा पार्ने कुरा छन् । त्रिविको आमसञ्चार तथा पत्रकारिता विभागले स्नातकोत्तर तह दोस्रो वर्षका विद्यार्थीलाई अनिवार्य रूपमा पढाउने ‘कम्युनिकेसन फर द डेभलपमेन्ट इन द थर्ड वल्र्ड’ किताबमा पनि बुद्धका विषयमा दोहोरो अर्थ लाग्ने कुरा समेटिएका छन् । पृष्ठ २८८मा रहेको ‘बुद्धिजम एन्ड लिबरेसन’ शीर्षकको पाठमा बुद्धिजमको ‘ओरिजिन’ र ‘बुद्ध लिभ्ड इन एन्सियन्ट नर्थन इन्डिया’ उल्लेख छ । Read the rest of this entry »