Gregg

ISLAM'S WAR AGAINST BUDDHISM

"Allahu Akbar"! The tinny P.A. system tore asunder the pre-dawn peace and quiet.

I was jolted in my mind, almost like experiencing a car wreck, suddenly and without any warning. This totally incongruous sound intruded upon and encompassed everything, causing even the birds to rustle in the darkness.

It was just after 4 a.m. I was seated underneath the holy Maha Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya, in the state of Bihar in India. It was a few days past the full moon of May 2004, a few days past Veesak. This was my second visit to this unparalleled location, the site of the Lord Buddha's attainment of full Enlightenment over 2,500 years ago. Now, towards the end of my 10 day stay, I had applied for and been granted the great honor of permission to spend the night within the Maha Bodhi compound.

My plan was to spend the entire night practicing seated meditation, walking meditation, and circumambulation of the great Maha Bodhi Stupa. The air was warm and my practice was going very well as I alternated between the three practices, as the hours passed.

The beautiful waning full moon light filtering through the glistening leaves of the Maha Bodhi Tree, the soft fluttering of the leaves, the serene quiet, took me back to that time long ago when the Buddha himself had sat very near this same exact spot.

Or so I thought…….

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Arctish

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Demigawd

Linky no worky.

premjan

Who is Islam not at war with? Only those whom it has already vanquished.

Javaman

I can only get a Google cache of it:

Islam's War Against Buddhism

NM, there are plenty of other versions. Here's one.

Clivedurdle

Are there religious police in Dubai?

premjan

No religious police in Dubai, but Islam is in charge - sharia state. If I were to make my own Hindu temple in public I would be arrested.