That is what I said, it is a fairy tale. The sources people rely on also claims that Bodhi tree angel killed Pusyamitra Sunga and his army. So, no murdering spree by hindus happened in "those" time nor will it happen by hindus now. Can't say for other religions though...
I seriously missed your hilarious and sarcastic posts like this one.Welcome back.
Read "Popular Controversies in World History: Investigating History's Intriguing Questions" (p.95-101) by Danver, Steven L., (2010). sample screen grab attached.
Nope.. he has summarized what many had to say. He has not done any original research. If you read his book you will know what different historians say and "how" they came to that conclusion. Now, stop trying to press something just because you want to and get on with reality...
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If you just read the book I mentioned you would have noticed "why" historians doubt the claims. Are you really sure there is a shiva temple in present day Bodhi tree complex? if not what happened to it? As I said, get on with facts, how much ever you dislike it...
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You seem to deliberately cling on to your belief, no matter what. I do not have problem with history, lot of sh!t happened long ago. The problem I have is manufacturing history to justify ones action now, which you are desperately trying. The way history works is to determine "what most probably happened" because we can't certainly know what exactly happened that long ago. All we have is secondary sources. Many historians do claim that hindus (Brahmins to be exact) persecuted Buddhists, only based on buddist texts. But many other claim otherwise as there is no conclusive evidence, anywhere near to be able to claim murders did happen. They explain buddist anger with withdrawal of royal patronage. The glaring example is destruction of Nalanda. We are way certain who did that, but buddhist text claims hindus did that. Similarly cutting down Bodhi tree and converting it into Shiva temple. So, who converted it back to buddhist site? where did the shiva idol go? is there any evidence to say there was an idol in the first place? due to all these descrepency, general consensus is that nothing that sort of persecution happened. You can keep beating the dead donkey and my reply will be the same. Buddhists weren't "persecuted" then, they will not certainly be persecuted in future by hindus (!!) There were debates, convert-reconvert saga, friction, tension everything, no doubt. It doesn't amount to persecution like christians did to hindus, for example.My post clearly quotes that apart from the exaggeration in Buddhist accounts, there are quite a good number sources which state that there was persecution of Buddhists which included violence against them... So its you who need to accept facts and move on. Let me also inform you that there has been a similar discussion in the following a while ago. You probably need to go through it....
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I am not saying you are manufacturing, but clinging on to minority/outdated view. I don't know the reason but care to explain why you are not considering the arguments of the other historians? heck, after all the spat, even rabid anti-hindu historians like romila thapar refute claims of persecution. Now, i do not deny physical violence wasn't used. If you read the buddhist texts ridiculing brahmanic views, it would be amazing feat of tolerance exibited by hindus if there wasn't even "some" physical violence. But do we know how much? was it matching "persecution" level like what inquisition unleashed by christians? you say yes, but there isn't sufficient evidence to back it up. Many eminent historians too say the same. And yes, the source you posted clearly says King Shashanka installed a Shiva idol in place of the tree. double check your own source.
