06-21-2007, 01:13 AM
There was an article in BR which I found very interesting. It was in the psy-ops section. Something to do with the Chinese wanting to establish/re-establish their buddhist credentials.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Buddhis...how/2137491.cms
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>China has been the entrenched Buddhist power in Asia</b>, and even the Communist revolution failed to dislodge it from its perch of being <b>the arbiter of Buddhism</b>.
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Beijing hoped the physical control of Tibet would enhance its stature, which is why the Dalai Lama's presence in India is such a sore point.
In fact, it is <b>Beijing's unfinished Buddhist agenda</b> that is behind its loud claims to Arunachal Pradesh. Needless to add, it's for exactly the same reason that India cannot give up its claim on the state.
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In East Asia, <b>China's Buddhist pre-eminence</b> resulted in India being regarded as an interloper. India was anyway a latecomer to the south-east Asian region, and burdened with the legacy of British imperialism, the reigning impression of Indians was of "coolies", quite apart from the Chinese elite.
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In my mind this immidiately connected with this that I had read
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The great conqueror, Kalki then paid homage to his father and started for conquering <i>Kikatpur</i> with his army. The <b>Buddhists</b> live in that city. The residents of that city do not worship God or their forefathers. They do not fear after-life. Other than the body, they do not believe in any soul. They do not have any pride in their lineage or in their race; money, marriage etc. are insignificant to them. People of that place eat and drink a variety of things. When <b>Jin</b> (the leader) heard that Kalki has come to fight them, he gathered a huge army and went out of the city to fight Him.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
~ <i>Kalki Purana, II[6], Verses 40 to 44
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It says they are Buddhists yet do not worship any God, nor fear after-life, eat and drink a variety of things seems like apt description of our friends from China. One has to wait and see whether it is fact, fiction or accurate prophecy. According to Hindu beliefs, it is only after Kalki has cleansed the society that Satya Yuga is firmly established.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Buddhis...how/2137491.cms
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>China has been the entrenched Buddhist power in Asia</b>, and even the Communist revolution failed to dislodge it from its perch of being <b>the arbiter of Buddhism</b>.
...
Beijing hoped the physical control of Tibet would enhance its stature, which is why the Dalai Lama's presence in India is such a sore point.
In fact, it is <b>Beijing's unfinished Buddhist agenda</b> that is behind its loud claims to Arunachal Pradesh. Needless to add, it's for exactly the same reason that India cannot give up its claim on the state.
....
In East Asia, <b>China's Buddhist pre-eminence</b> resulted in India being regarded as an interloper. India was anyway a latecomer to the south-east Asian region, and burdened with the legacy of British imperialism, the reigning impression of Indians was of "coolies", quite apart from the Chinese elite.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
In my mind this immidiately connected with this that I had read
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The great conqueror, Kalki then paid homage to his father and started for conquering <i>Kikatpur</i> with his army. The <b>Buddhists</b> live in that city. The residents of that city do not worship God or their forefathers. They do not fear after-life. Other than the body, they do not believe in any soul. They do not have any pride in their lineage or in their race; money, marriage etc. are insignificant to them. People of that place eat and drink a variety of things. When <b>Jin</b> (the leader) heard that Kalki has come to fight them, he gathered a huge army and went out of the city to fight Him.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
~ <i>Kalki Purana, II[6], Verses 40 to 44
</i>
It says they are Buddhists yet do not worship any God, nor fear after-life, eat and drink a variety of things seems like apt description of our friends from China. One has to wait and see whether it is fact, fiction or accurate prophecy. According to Hindu beliefs, it is only after Kalki has cleansed the society that Satya Yuga is firmly established.