‘TIME’ Magazine Was Wrong: Burmese Nationalist Monk Wirathu Stands Vindicated – OpEd July 5, 2013 By Shenali Waduge There is a common thread that runs through the histories of Buddhist countries; they have all been the victim at one time or the other of aggressive incursions made by people of Abrahamic faiths i.e. Christians or Muslims. This process has not ended. It still continues unabated and with greater ferocity. When prominence is given to “reconciliation” their incursions have yet to be apologized or compensated. One thousand years ago Buddhist Asia ranged from Afghanistan to Japan. Today countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and South Korea are no longer identified as Buddhist. Several other traditional Theravada Buddhist countries such as Myanmar, Thailand and Sri Lanka today find themselves besieged by forces more powerful and predatory than their slender resources can match. Their appeal to the call for Buddhist nationalism is a last resort to preserve their heritage, religion and country to ensure history is not repeated. Kindly see :eurasiareview/05072013-time-magazine-was-wrong-burmese-nationalist-monk-wirathu-stands-vindicated%E2%80%8F-oped/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29 for your kind information and reference. View profile and articles by Shenali Waduge → Credit to U Soe Win.
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 09:52:01 +0000
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