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But one would just touch upon the issue and cite the legend of Mihirkula, the Hun ruler who was converted to Brahmanism in the 6th century AD. He is reported to have unleashed a wave of violent destruction of Buddhist monasteries in Punjab and Kashmir Berzin and this is quoted by Kalhana in his Rajatarangani some years later. Shashank, the ruler of Gaur-Bangla, took pride in the destruction of many stupas and cutting down the sacred Bodhi tree at Gaya.

This cannot represent the work of treasure-seekers alone since so many pillars, statues, and sculptures have been wantonly smashed to pieces. The point here is that there may have been occasions when over-zealous groups have attacked or destroyed some of the edifices of Buddhism, but this does not appear to be the usual modus operandi, before the arrival of Islam. A recent study of the Bengal Puranas indubitably shows that the Buddhists were mocked at, cast as mischievous and malicious in Brahmanical narratives, and subjected to immense rhetorical violence.

But rhetorical attacks are not the same as physical destruction. But one cannot vouchsafe what small overzealous groups may have committed though it is best not to enter into speculation, as to what could have happened more than a millennium ago. Because at that time, there were reports of strong sectarian conflicts even between different groups of Hindus and medieval passions are difficult to re-examine, in the modern context.

We are not discounting the fact that Pala Kings of Bengal had continued to support Buddhism between the 8th and early 12th centuries, i. The Palas were better known for sculptures, and these consisted of both Buddhist and Brahmanical deities as the Palas were rather even handed when it came to patronage of the arts. But let us not forget that even the Viharas and other architectural creations of the Pala era lay under tons of earth once they were destroyed by the forces of Bakhtiyar Khilji in the first decade of the 13th century. Six hundred years is a long enough time for people to forget even the last gasp of Buddhism in India, especially if the mainstream of Indian memory, attention and discourse moved away so drastically from Buddhism, even though Southeast Asia, China, Japan and Tibet continued to follow the Pala style of architecture.

What is interesting is that once Buddhism was rediscovered, however, several Indians came forward to celebrate its glory. The first name that comes to mind is Anagarika Dharmapala , the Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist and Writer who pioneered the revival of Buddhism in India and was the first Buddhist in modern time to preach this religion in the West and other parts of Asia. Henry Alcott Alcott and Blavatsky set up the Buddhist Theosophical Society in June , though Anagarika did not join it for ideological reasons. He was at heart almost a Buddhist, he openly confessed his love for the Lord Buddha and was always prepared to help the cause of Buddhism.

The introduction of Pali in Calcutta University was due to his personal effort. Kripasaran in this momentous decision of Calcutta University and in starting the study of Pali in the schools and colleges. He urged Sir Asutosh to extend affiliation to numerous schools and colleges.

Unlike the sophistication of Anagarika Dharmapala, the approach of Kripasaran Mahasthavir was essentially vernacular and more earthy. His preachings were essentially in Bengali and his own dialect of Chittagong, which may explain why his fame has remained largely confined mainly to Bengal. Kripasaran also selected three young students to go to the University of London for higher studies on Government scholarship, and one of them was the iconic Benimadhab Barua.

Kripasaran was successful in convening a World Buddhist Conference, where monks and lay congregated from many parts of the world and Buddhism was back on the radar. In the early part of the 20th century, the Barua Buddhists of Chittagong followed Kripasaran to set up several Viharas and in many cities of India, like Lucknow, Hyderabad, Shillong and Jamshedpur.

While the Maha Bodhi Society had attached the educated and upper castes of India to part-take in the glory of Buddhism, Mahasthavir was perhaps the first Indian Buddhist leader who spoke for the downtrodden.

Ānanda Metteyya

The revival of Buddhism in the 20th century was also due to great social reformers like Jyotiba Phule and Periyar Ramaswamy who relied upon Buddhist egalitarianism as indigenous counterpoise to brahmanical casteism in India. Bodhanand took up the case of Dalits and this is where the largest support base would be coming from in modern times. The last name that I would mention is that of Acharya Ishwardatt Medharthi of Kanpur who also took up the cause of Dalits and Buddhism most passionately.

We may leave the link with the Dalit movement at this stage and return to where we were, i. We can go on endlessly with this list and among those who made Buddhism their central theme were scholars like Haraprasad Sastri and several others of the Asiatic Society as well as the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad. To Tagore, Buddha was the greatest human being and before whose image at Bodh Gaya he chose to prostrate himself, an act which Tagore never did again in his life" Samanta, Being convinced of it, cannot a few youths of our country dedicate themselves for the restoration of the Buddhist heritage and make it a mission in life?

India appeared to have made up for all the loss in just one century that started from the s and went up to the s. Thus, even if there may have been some feelings of bitterness a millennium ago, there was no rancour in the minds of any Indian, Hindu or Buddhist, when this great religion was re-discovered. Plays and dance dramas abound on his life and the Bengal and other schools of art took him to great heights.

But it still remains a major mystery as to how he and his contribution, as well as all major Buddhist monuments and art was almost forgotten so completely, for a thousand years.

Buddhist Studies: A Selected Reading List in Buddhist History

Scholars need to work seriously and come up with credible answers. The Buddha And The Sahibs. London: John Murray, Print. The Development Of Hindu Iconography. Calcutta: Punthi Pustak. Of India. Bangla Academy, Dhaka. Calcutta: Indian Publications. Online Berzin Archives. New Delhi: Asian Publication Services.

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University Of Calcutta. Buddhist Centres In Ancient India. Calcutta: Sanskrit College. Kolkata Book House. Buddhism, Early And Late Phases. Buddhist India Rediscovered. Ahmedabad: Jaico Pub. Aryans, Jews, Brahmins. Calcutta: Indian Museum. Buddhist Art In India. Quaritch, Library Of Harvard University. Munshiram Manoharlal Publisher.

Nyx the Mysterious

Dacca, Asiatic Society Of Pakistan. China: A History. Vikas Publishing House Pvt. New Delhi, Archaeology Answers. Aryan Booksa International. Historical Geography Of Ancient India. Delhi: Ess Ess Publications. Bongard, Delhi: Manager of publications. The Maha Bodhi Journal. Kolkata, Print. Ariyawamsa, Buddhagaya, Bihar. Studies In Ancient India. Shreedhar Prakashani. Majumdar, Calcutta: Archaeology And Museum. Calcutta: K. Buddhism In Ancient Bengal. Calcutta: Jijnasa,. Buddhism In India. New Delhi: Sage Publications, Print. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Banerji, Routledge India. Political History Of Ancient India. The Story Of Indian Archaeology, Foreign Influence On Ancient India. New Delhi: Northern Book Centre. G, New Delhi: People's Pub. C Joshi, After she finished her job here, she would normally go home and sleep the coming day away, awakening in the afternoon to hang out and do stuff.

However, this day was going to be totally different from usual. And she might not get any sleep at all! As she continued to expertly tug at her cape and fold it smaller and smaller, Nyx spotted Eos, the rosy-fingered goddess of the dawn, entering the sky below.


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Graceful as a dancer, Eos waved her arms, sending glistening rays of pink, purple, and orange to fan out along the horizon. The goddess, who Nyx figured was about her same age, wore a bright saffron-colored robe embroidered with lovely flowers. She gave it a few final folds to form a neat square no bigger than a sandwich, and then tucked the cape into the pocket of her gown. Picking up the reins of her chariot, she shot another quick peek at Eos and then looked away again before Eos could catch her watching. The two of them had never spoken, and Nyx sometimes wondered if Eos was afraid of her.

Many people were. Eos was sooo lucky.