RSS pushes to make Cambodia the fifth Hindu 'Dhaam' (Land)

[manlion]

Nationalist Hindu group the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is spreading its wings far and wide.

The right-wing social organisation has taken up the task of developing Cambodia as the fifth dhaam or pilgrim spot for Hindus.

An initiative in this direction has been taken by Shailesh Hiranandani, founder of SRam & Mram Ltd, in step with the campaign of the RSS.

Sram & Mram Group is a London-based conglomerate involved in the exports of agro-products from Cambodia to nearly 12 countries, according to its website.

The home of the holy Angkor Vat temple, Cambodia retains a strong influence of Indian Hindu and Buddhist rituals and traditions. The country is about 95% Buddhist.

"Adorned with Angkor Vat temple, Cambodia should be given the status and pride of becoming the fifth pilgrim place of Hindus," said Indresh Kumar, National Convenor at RSS.

Angkor Wat is the largest Hindu temple in the world, and one of the only dedicated to Indian god Brahma. And while Hinduism is no longer directly practiced in Cambodia, it influences Khmer Buddhist practices, such as weddings, funerals, and the use of astrology to find auspicious dates for important events.

The RSS wants to promote Hinduism in the South East Asian nation by bulding awareness among the Hindu nationals living in Cambodia about their heritage and values.

The organisation has also launched a worldwide campaign to garner support and create awareness about the importance of developing Cambodia as the fifth pilgrim spot. Hindus regard Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram as the four main pilgrimage sites and visiting these sites help them achieve "moksha" or salvation.

This is not the first time that the RSS tried promoting Hinduism on a global scale.

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, last year, asserted that ancestors of all people of Indian origin - including 172 million Muslims - were Hindu.

https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/cambodia-the-fifth-hindu-dhaam-in-the-making-109269.htm

 

[faithfulguy]

Just let the Combodians visit India and see if they want that much Indian cultural influence. A word of advice, keep your wives and daughters at home.

 

[manlion]

Just let the Combodians visit India and see if they want that much Indian cultural influence. A word of advice, keep your wives and daughters at home.

a sinister attempt to convert poor Khmer Buddhists to Hindus

This is not the first time that the RSS tried promoting Hinduism on a global scale.
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, last year, asserted that ancestors of all people of Indian origin - including 172 million Muslims - were Hindu.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1007701549097709568

 

[50cent]

Combodia will become another Tibet if Indian try to influence it

 

[manlion]

Tamilnadu - Cambodia connection

the 10th Pallava King Nandi Varman II was from Cambodia

In 731, the Pallava king Parameswaravarman died without any heir and hence the Pallava empire was kingless. Parameswaravarman was the last ruler of the Simhavishnu line of Pallavas.

That their enemies would not utilize the opportunity to invade the country, the military leaders (dandanayakas), scholars and representatives of mercantile and peasantry formed an entourage and undertook "a long journey" to reach the kingdom of Kambujadesa (कम्बोजदेश; "land of Kambuja") – modern day Cambodia and Vietnam – ruled by a certain Kadavesa Hari Varma, who stemmed from the Pallava lineage and was 6th descendant of Bhimavarman, the brother of the great Simha Vishnu.[2] The king had four sons. The first three (Kshatriyamalla, Sangramamalla and Rajamalla) declined the offer. The last one by name Pallava Malla Parameswara also known as Nandi Varman, who was then 14 years old, accepted the request. Nandivarman's becoming a king at such an early age is referred to in many inscriptions and contemporary literature (referring to him as "The one of strong arms who got the kingdom at a tender age" or the one who became king at an early age).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandivarman_II

https://twitter.com/x/status/992404796387684352

Khmer /Thai sea and lightning goddess Mani Mekhala , is Tamil Hindu/Buddhist sea goddess Mani Mekalai

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manimekhala

 

[Viny]

Akhand Bharat Ver 2.0


Religion these days are more used now for political and business purpose then in spiritual sense.
As far as 5th Dham, Pasupati Nath, in Khatmandu couldn't get title....Cambodia is too far and unknown to mass...

 

[indianfighter1999]

Akhand Bharat Ver 2.0


Religion these days are more used now for political and business purpose then in spiritual sense.
As far as 5th Dham, Pasupati Nath, in Khatmandu couldn't get title....Cambodia is too far and unknown to mass...

Akhand Bharat...
wonder what will be world’s reaction if India include her brothers Nepal, Bhutan, Mynmar in ROI... our 2 million strong paramilitary should be more than enough I guess.

 

[manlion]

Why the Sangh Parivar's Idea of Building a 'Hindu Dham' in Cambodia Is Wrong

The past few years have been sad witness to rising misinterpretations of Indic religious histories. Adding to this is recent news about the making of a fifth Hindu dham (sacred abode for pilgrims) in Cambodia, home to the world-renowned temple of Angkor Wat. As per news reports, the chosen site was formally inaugurated on May 31 in Cambodia with a bhumi pujan (ritual worship of the site) in the presence of Hindu followers from different parts of the world. According to Indresh Kumar, member, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), “Adorned with Angkor Vat temple, Cambodia should be given the status and pride of becoming the fifth pilgrim place of Hindus.”

The chief rationale for this project appears to be the grand Vaishnava temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Five hundred acres of land has been acquired and 1,008 Shivalingas established to mark the creation of a fifth dham for Hindus. The project is evidently well-funded. Its chief proponents perceive this enterprise as a ‘cultural investment’, an apt way to promote Hinduism beyond India, to revitalise historical links between South and Southeast Asian nations, and to encourage trans-Asian pilgrim networks.

Angkor Wat, the grand state temple of King Suryavarman II and the chief inspiration for building a fifth dham in Cambodia, it follows, does not fit the requisites for a tirtha or dham.

It is, in fact, a magnificent celebration of earthly power. Angkor (derived from Nakor/Nagar) means city or state, and Angkor Wat translates quite literally as ‘city-temple’ or ‘state-temple’. In fact, the sprawling Angkor as an expansive region in the heart of Cambodia harbours the successive state-temples of medieval Cambodian kings. The idea of ‘Angkor as dham’ is then clearly preposterous, revealing blissful ignorance of Cambodian history as well as the idea of a dham.

But this is not all. Treating Hinduism or Buddhism in Cambodia as a mere transplant of Indic religious culture is regressive to say the least. Such a view is insensitive to the region’s agency and transformative impact on cultural ideas and imagery that travelled from India to Southeast Asia in the past. It takes us back to a long-abandoned chapter in the historiography of India-Southeast Asia cultural connections by re-imposing the notion of ‘Greater India’ upon Southeast Asian nations. Indic religious, artistic, and political ideas did reach and influence Southeast Asia in the ancient and medieval past. But these historical processes cannot be viewed as mere transplants or as forms of cultural colonization. It is now well-established that Southeast Asian courtly cultures selectively appropriated and assimilated certain aspects of Indic cultural ideas and systems, and next localized and assimilated these within their own cultural matrix to suit their specific requirements. Hinduism in Bali or Buddhism in Cambodia is not a mere gift from India. Across Asia, these religious practices have taken new, localized forms. The project of making a Hindu dham in Cambodia as per current Indian rituals and practices ignores Cambodian agency in the journey of Hinduism to Southeast Asia and revisits a redundant notion of ‘Greater India’ or Indian cultural dominance in the region.

By forcefully imposing a fifth Vishnu dham in Cambodia, the misinformed proponents of this enterprise are putting at great risk an existing harmonious yet delicate equilibrium between Cambodian believers of Buddhism and Hinduism, the consequences of which could be grave. Project Hindu dham in Cambodia is not just misinformed: it is a regressive step in the history of India-Southeast Asia relations that could start a dangerous chain of religious disharmony and unrest.

https://thewire.in/religion/hindu-dham-cambodia-rss-southeast-asia

 

[Trango Towers]

Nationalist Hindu group the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is spreading its wings far and wide.

The right-wing social organisation has taken up the task of developing Cambodia as the fifth dhaam or pilgrim spot for Hindus.

An initiative in this direction has been taken by Shailesh Hiranandani, founder of SRam & Mram Ltd, in step with the campaign of the RSS.

Sram & Mram Group is a London-based conglomerate involved in the exports of agro-products from Cambodia to nearly 12 countries, according to its website.

The home of the holy Angkor Vat temple, Cambodia retains a strong influence of Indian Hindu and Buddhist rituals and traditions. The country is about 95% Buddhist.

"Adorned with Angkor Vat temple, Cambodia should be given the status and pride of becoming the fifth pilgrim place of Hindus," said Indresh Kumar, National Convenor at RSS.

Angkor Wat is the largest Hindu temple in the world, and one of the only dedicated to Indian god Brahma. And while Hinduism is no longer directly practiced in Cambodia, it influences Khmer Buddhist practices, such as weddings, funerals, and the use of astrology to find auspicious dates for important events.

The RSS wants to promote Hinduism in the South East Asian nation by bulding awareness among the Hindu nationals living in Cambodia about their heritage and values.

The organisation has also launched a worldwide campaign to garner support and create awareness about the importance of developing Cambodia as the fifth pilgrim spot. Hindus regard Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram as the four main pilgrimage sites and visiting these sites help them achieve "moksha" or salvation.

This is not the first time that the RSS tried promoting Hinduism on a global scale.

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, last year, asserted that ancestors of all people of Indian origin - including 172 million Muslims - were Hindu.

https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/cambodia-the-fifth-hindu-dhaam-in-the-making-109269.htm

Just left from Cambodia 2 weeks ago. Been to Ankor

 

[my2cents]

Just left from Cambodia 2 weeks ago. Been to Ankor

I always wanted to visit Angkor wat. What was your impression about Cambodia and its people???

 

[My-Analogous]

Tamilnadu - Cambodia connection

the 10th Pallava King Nandi Varman II was from Cambodia

In 731, the Pallava king Parameswaravarman died without any heir and hence the Pallava empire was kingless. Parameswaravarman was the last ruler of the Simhavishnu line of Pallavas.

That their enemies would not utilize the opportunity to invade the country, the military leaders (dandanayakas), scholars and representatives of mercantile and peasantry formed an entourage and undertook "a long journey" to reach the kingdom of Kambujadesa (कम्बोजदेश; "land of Kambuja") – modern day Cambodia and Vietnam – ruled by a certain Kadavesa Hari Varma, who stemmed from the Pallava lineage and was 6th descendant of Bhimavarman, the brother of the great Simha Vishnu.[2] The king had four sons. The first three (Kshatriyamalla, Sangramamalla and Rajamalla) declined the offer. The last one by name Pallava Malla Parameswara also known as Nandi Varman, who was then 14 years old, accepted the request. Nandivarman's becoming a king at such an early age is referred to in many inscriptions and contemporary literature (referring to him as "The one of strong arms who got the kingdom at a tender age" or the one who became king at an early age).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nandivarman_II

https://twitter.com/x/status/992404796387684352

Khmer /Thai sea and lightning goddess Mani Mekhala , is Tamil Hindu/Buddhist sea goddess Mani Mekalai

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manimekhala

Good, So they can claim India and merge in Cambodia because he was Cambodian

 

[Trango Towers]

I always wanted to visit Angkor wat. What was your impression about Cambodia and its people???

Cambodia is an interesting place. Phnom Phen th of old 75plus year old white men with young teen Cambodian girls. Very very sad state of affairs.
The killing field are terrible place and I nearly cried. Ankor is an amazing city. But Ankor Wat isntthe best place. I probably won't go to Cambodia again but Vietnam is amazing. Here ate some pictures from Cambodia

 

[manlion]

Good, So they can claim India and merge in Cambodia because he was Cambodian

Not India just Tamilnadu, India has no cultural or historical links with Cambodia unless the Indian - Hindutva agency re-edit their SE Asian history.

Angkor Wat was built by Tamil Pallavas, Cambodian script is based on Pallava script. Their new year, Chaul Chnam Thmey is the same as Tamil new year i.e 14th April

Khmer alphabet (អក្សរខ្មែរ)
The Khmer alphabet is descended from the Brahmi script of ancient India by way of the Pallava script, which was used in southern India and South East Asia during the 5th and 6th Centuries AD. The oldest dated inscription in Khmer, found at Angkor Borei in Takev Province south of Phnom Penh, dates from 611 AD.

This 5th Hindu dhaam is artificial concept and has no religious justification. Its RSS global campaign to spread Hindu terrorism in SE Asia.

Guruji Kumaranswami, who is the organiser of the programme in Cambodia, works in South-East Asia for Sanatan Dharma (Hindu Religion). Swamiji decided to organize this mega festival in Siem Reap with the help and blessings of the RSS

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Read more at: https://www.oneindia.com/india/rss-...odia-popularizing-indian-culture-2700904.html

Khmer Buddhists (clergy and govt) should remember that it were these brahmanists who destroyed Buddhism in South Asia

Cambodians call Indians មូស mosquitoes, they are parasites just like the malaria carrying mosquitoes

Indians like Ramesh can be seen in the farthest flung reaches of Cambodia, selling mosquito nets, kramas, watches and plastic household goods-but not everyone appreciates their presence.

In June, the Cambodian authorities stopped renewing the visas of itinerant Indian salesmen, saying they do not practice a real profession.

About 70 Indians have had their applications to renew their business visas rejected and have been advised to leave Cambodia since June, said Kirth Chantharith, director of the Department for Foreigners, which includes the Immigration Police.

“Of course they don’t want to leave,” he said. “They say they want to stay here…. But when we ask about their job, they don’t have [a] proper business-just selling mosquito nets.”

“It doesn’t mean we hate Indians. We just tell them we can’t extend their stay anymore,” he said, adding that the government is still keen to attract foreigners who can help strengthen Cambodia’s economy.

The program is not linked to fears of terrorism, Kirth Chantharith said. However, Khieu Sopheak, Interior Ministry spokesman, told Deutsche Presse-Agentur on July 2: “We are afraid there is something else behind [the Indian salesmen], and now terrorism is happening [in the world].”

Khieu Sopheak was unavailable for comment.

“We are all afraid,” of being told to leave, said Phool, 44, one of a community of about 250 itinerant Indian salesmen living in a small area of Phnom Penh.

Around 1,200 Indians are working in the same profession across Cambodia. They come here because work opportunities in India are scarce, Phool said.

Between July and early August, 43 Indians left Cambodia at the government’s request, said VK Sharma, first secretary at the Indian Embassy in a telephone interview.

The embassy has appealed to Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to allow the remaining salesmen to stay, and is optimistic that its lobbying will prove successful, given the close ties between Cambodia and India.

The salesmen “are doing business here, making things available in far flung areas,” he said. “The Cambodian authorities haven’t told us clearly why they’re doing this.”

Hem Heng, Foreign Affairs Ministry press officer, declined to comment on the government’s program.

Khieu Kanharith, government spokesman, also declined comment, referring questions to Khieu Sopheak and Sok Phal, chief of the Central Security Department at the Interior Ministry.

Sok Phal said the government was discussing the issue, but declined further comment.

Agents may be tricking Indians into coming here with false promises of better work, said Kiran Desai, president of the Indian Association of Cambodia.

The Indian Association of Cambodia has written to newspapers in India discouraging people from coming here to join a similar line of work, Desai said.

“There is no green grass over here,” he said. “We just want to stop more people coming.”

Indian police also broke an illegal immigration operation in the Punjab town of Sirhind on Aug 17, which had helped Indians enter the US and Canada, taking them first via Cambodia, Asian News International reported at the time.

Cambodia needs a stronger immigration law, and closer control over the number of illegal aliens living here, said Chea Vannath, Center for Social Development president.

However, she said: “You need to have sound concerns [about the Indians]. Just to say [selling mosquito nets] is not a proper job, it’s not the job of the government to decide for them what’s a proper job.”

Returning to his Battambang province home, Ramesh said he did not know why the government was asking his fellow nationals to leave.

“It’s good for the government to arrest people doing illegal business,” he said. “I sell watches and mosquito nets-it’s not illegal.”

https://www.cambodiadaily.com/stories-of-the-month/some-dont-want-wares-of-indian-salesmen-388/

 

[El Sidd]

Wherever there are drugs and illegal trade.

India and indians are there.

Export of terror is indias business model

 

[Jackdaws]

Just let the Combodians visit India and see if they want that much Indian cultural influence. A word of advice, keep your wives and daughters at home.

That's a very pathetic thing to say about Cambodians.