Tallest Buddha statue to be built on Bali, Indonesia

[Reashot Xigwin]

Maurya Dynasty united whole of India. Third Mauryan king Ashoka gave up violence and accepted Buddhism and started sending missionaries to spread teaching of Buddha.

Our national emblem is a Mauryan legacy.

What I meant is India as a political entity. Not historical India. Sorry I should have been more clearer on that.

 

[Azazel]

What I meant is India as a political entity. Not historical India. Sorry I should have been more clearer on that.

Yes you are right about modern India as a Geopolitical entity.

 

[INDIC]

uttaraṃ yatsamudrasya himādreścaiva dakṣiṇam
varṣaṃ tadbhārataṃ nāma bhāratī yatra santatiḥ


"The country (varṣam) that lies north of the ocean and south of the snowy mountains is called Bharat(Bhāratam); there dwell the descendants of (King)Bharata."

 

[MST]

greeks romans? any proof, greeks used for sindh and used india for indus river

the term india was used and popularised by the brits

Come out of Madarsa education and read some neutral sources. Here is the excerpts from the book Indica

Source

One of the oldest surviving foreign descriptions of India comes from the Greco-Roman biographer of Alexander the Great, Flavius Arrianus. He depended upon other Greek sources, such as Niarchus, which are now lost. His short book The Indica, dealt with the Voyage of Alexander's fleet from India to the Near East. Below is his general description of India.

Below are some quotes from the book. See the link for details.

This is his discription of people west of Indus. He also calls them Indians.

The regions beyond the river Indus on the west are inhabited, up to the river Kōphen, by two Indian tribes, the Astakenoi and the Assakenoi, who are not men of great stature like the Indians on the other side of the Indus, nor so brave, nor yet so swarthy as most Indians.

Than he talks about East of Indus

Now the countries which lie to the east of the Indus I take to be India Proper, and the people who inhabit them to be Indians. The northern boundaries of India so defined are formed by Mount Tauros, though the range does not retain that name in these parts.

On the west the boundaries of India are marked by the river Indus all the way to the great ocean into which it pours its waters, which it does by two mouths. These mouths are not close to each other, like the five mouths of the Ister (Danube), but diverge like those of the Nile, by which the Egyptian delta is formed. The Indus in like manner makes an Indian delta, which is not inferior in area to the Egyptian, and is called in the Indian tongue Pattala.a

I cannot be sure of the accuracy of any statements about the country beyond the river Hyphasis, because Alexander did not advance further than that river. Of the two largest rivers themselves, the Ganges and the Indus, Megasthenes has stated that the former excels much in size; and so say all other writers who mention it. He says that it rises great from its sources, and that it receives into itself the Cainas, the Erannoboas, and the Cossoanus, all navigable rivers; then the Sonus Sittocatis, and Solomatis, which are also navigable; and besides these the Condochates, Sambus, Magon, Agoranis, and Omalis. A great river the Comminases, and the Cacouthis and Andomatis, which flows from the land of the Madyandinians, an Indian nation, fall into it. In addition to these the Amystis joins the Ganges, near the city of Catadoupe, as do the Oxymagis in the land of the people called Pazalaeans, and the Errenysis in that of the Mathaeans, an Indian nation

Even he calls the different states that existed as Indian Nation. Goes to show that even if they were separate political entyty they were still Indian.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Yes you are right about modern India as a Geopolitical entity.

Back then India is a name given by the Greeks to called a place beyond the Indus river. I said Buddha was born in Nepal, because the location of which he was born.

 

[INDIC]

Back then India is a name given by the Greeks to called a place beyond the Indus river. I said Buddha was born in Nepal, because the location of which he was born.

Kapilvastu, the Birthplace of Buddha, is a border town which became part of Nepal only few centuries back. Native people in Kapilvastu are not ethnic Nepalese.

Buddhism is the heritage of both countries.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Kapilvastu, the Birthplace of Buddha, is a border town which became part of Nepal only few centuries back. Native people in Kapilvastu are not ethnic Nepalese.

Buddhism is the heritage of both countries.

Location, not ethnicity.

 

[INDIC]

Location, not ethnicity.

Birthplace is in Nepal, while other locations like Bodh Gaya, Kushinara are in India. Buddha body's remain(ashes) are in India.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Birthplace is in Nepal, while other locations like Bodh Gaya, Kushinara are in India. Buddha body's remain(ashes) are in India.

Like I said earlier he was born in Nepal, so why you have to bring India into this?

 

[Azazel]

Back then India is a name given by the Greeks to called a place beyond the Indus river. I said Buddha was born in Nepal, because the location of which he was born.

Yes India is the name of the place beyond Indus river.We are Republic of India.We inherit the legacy of that Ancient India.

Yes,Most scholars regard Kapilavastu, present-day Nepal, to be the birthplace of the Buddha.Other possibilities are Lumbini, present-day Nepal Kapileswara, Orissa, present-day India and Piprahwa, Uttar Pradesh, present-day India.Kapilavastu is the most reasonable choice considering the fact that that was the capital of the Kingdom his ancestors.Also note that his Kingdom later annexed by the growing Kingdom of Kosala during the Buddha's lifetime.So what ever the case,Most Indians like to consider Buddha as an Indian(Although,much to the annoyance of Nepalese).

Like I said earlier he was born in Nepal, so why you have to bring India into this?

Where do you think he became Gautam Buddha??.Prince Siddhartha Gautama was born in Nepal,but he attained enlightenment and founded Buddhism in India.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Yes India is the name of the place beyond Indus river.We are Republic of India.We inherit the legacy of that Ancient India.

Yes,Most scholars regard Kapilavastu, present-day Nepal, to be the birthplace of the Buddha.Other possibilities are Lumbini, present-day Nepal Kapileswara, Orissa, present-day India and Piprahwa, Uttar Pradesh, present-day India.Kapilavastu is the most reasonable choice considering the fact that that was the capital of the Kingdom his ancestors.Also note that his Kingdom later annexed by the growing Kingdom of Kosala during the Buddha's lifetime.So what ever the case,Most Indians like to consider Buddha as an Indian(Although,much to the annoyance of Nepalese).



Where do you think he became Gautam Buddha??.Prince Siddhartha Gautama was born in Nepal,but he attained enlightenment and founded Buddhism in India.

Look all I'm saying is Buddha was born in Nepal, I'm not saying anything about the condition of his Kingdom when he left his family to search for enlightenment.

Again I'm only saying the location of which he was born, not on the location on where he got his enlightenment.

 

[Azazel]

Look all I'm saying is Buddha was born in Nepal, I'm not saying anything about the condition of his Kingdom when he left his family to search for enlightenment.

Again I'm only saying the location of which he was born, not on the location on where he got his enlightenment.

I agreed with you that part.You might be right.Buddha's birth place might be in the present day Nepal.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Bali Prepares to Inaugurate the Tallest Statue of Buddha at Gilimanuk, West Bali

Bali News: Elevated Meditations

(6/2/2013)

The tallest statue of the Lord Buddha in Indonesia located at the Vihara Empu Astapaka Monastery in Gilimanuk, Jembrana, West Bali, will be formally inaugurated on Thursday, June 6, 2013.

The ceremony is expected to attract more than 1,000 Buddhist traveling from across Indonesia to witness the event.

Beritabali.com quoted the chairman of the Empu Astapaka Foundation, Pmy Sudiarta Indrajaya, who said in Denpasar on Wednesday, May 29, 2013: “The 25-meter high statue of Buddha and the surrounding area of the Vihara Empu Astapaka will be inaugurated on Thursday, June 6, together with the celebration of Waisak Santhuti Citta 2557. The inauguration of the complex will be presided over by the Regent of Jembrana Putu Artha, witnessed by the Director General of the Buddhist Section of the Ministry of Religion.”

Once officially opened, the statue is expected to become a significant tourism attraction for the Island of Bali.

“The statue of Buddha will become a new icon of Bali, marking Bali as the island of balance and stability (Dharma). Tourists who have just arrived in Bali via the overland route will see the new statues. The open hand of Buddha held facing forward will become a symbol of reconciliation and peace – marking Bali as the island of peace,” said Artha.

The complex is intended by its managers to not only be a place of pilgrimage for Buddhist but to also become a center of education and information.

Bali News: Elevated Meditations


Tallest Buddha statue to be inaugurated
by on 2013-06-03

Jembrana: The tallest Buddha statue, erected within the Empu Astapaka Buddhist temple compound in Gilimanuk in Jembrana regency, will be officially inaugurated on June 6.

The inauguration ceremony will be attended by thousands of Buddhists from across Indonesia.

The 25-meter statue will be a new landmark for the island of Bali, following on from the Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue in Jimbaran, Badung regency.

Jembrana Regent Putu Artha said that the inauguration would take place with the observance of Waisak Day.

The Astapaka Buddhist monastery is also an education institution for people who want to learn about Buddhism.

Tallest Buddha statue to be inaugurated | The Jakarta Post

 

[curioususer]

Birthplace is in Nepal, while other locations like Bodh Gaya, Kushinara are in India. Buddha body's remain(ashes) are in India.

No Nepal back then.

 

[Nike]

No Nepal back then.

all he just said is present days Nepal