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DECLINE and FALL of BUDDHISM (A Tragedy in Ancient India) Author's Preface 1 | DECLINE AND FALL OF BUDDHISM (A tragedy in Ancient India) Author's Preface DECLINE AND FALL OF BUDDHISM (A tragedy in Ancient India) Dr. K. Jamanadas 2 | DECLINE AND FALL OF BUDDHISM (A tragedy in Ancient India) Author's Preface “In every country there are two catogories of peoples one ‘EXPLOITER’ who is winner hence rule that country and other one are ‘EXPLOITED’ or defeated oppressed commoners.If you want to know true history of any country then listen to oppressed commoners. In most of cases they just know only what exploiter wants to listen from them, but there always remains some philosophers, historians and leaders among them who know true history.They do not tell edited version of history like Exploiters because they have nothing to gain from those Editions.”…. SAMAYBUDDHA DECLINE AND FALL OF BUDDHISM (A tragedy in Ancient India) By Dr. K. Jamanadas e- Publish by SAMAYBUDDHA MISHAN, Delhi DECLINE AND FALL OF BUDDHISM A tragedy in Ancient India By Dr. K. Jamanadas Published by BLUEMOON BOOKS S 201, Essel Mansion, 2286 87, Arya Samaj Road, Karol Baug, New Delhi 110 005 Rs. 400/ 3 | DECLINE AND FALL OF BUDDHISM (A tragedy in Ancient India) Author's Preface Table of Contents 00 Author's Preface 01 Introduction: Various aspects of decline of Buddhism and its ultimate fall, are discussed in details, specially the Effects rather than Causes, from the "massical" view rather than "classical" view. 02 Techniques: of brahminic control of masses to impose Brahminism over the Buddhist masses. 03 Foreign Invasions: How decline of Buddhism caused the various foreign Invasions is explained right from Alexander to Md. Ghori. 04 Caste System: The ill effects of Caste system discussed and how caste system flourished due to fall of Buddhism explained. 05 Untouchability, Criminal Tribes, Aadivasis: These are all bye products of fall of Buddhism. The problem of Untouchables already discussed by Dr. Ambedkar. Attempt is made to highlight the causation of Scheduled Tribes after the fall of Buddhism. 06 Education and illiteracy: Fall of Buddhism directly affected the multitudes of population, who were denied education. How Gurukul system was detrimental to the interests of masses is explained and how a most educated country, where foreign scholars were coming to take higher education in Indian Universities, became the most illiterate country of the world is explained. 07 Sati: How the position of women declined and ultimately reached to the stage of burning of widows is explained. 08 Rajputs Age was Dark Age of India: How Brahmins created Rajputs to get hold over the population, and how it caused the down gradation and fall of Indian masses to the present state of affairs is discussed. 09 Kulin system of Bengal: How this was created to increase the population who would be willing to accept the supremacy of Brahmins and all the ill effects of this System is explained. 10 Sambandham System of Kerala: How Brahmins managed to gain control over the Buddhist Nayars by this method of "Cultural fertilization" and how it destroyed the cultural fabric of old Kerala society is discussed. 11 Devadasis are degraded Buddhist nuns: A system of Religious prostitution is discussed. The thory was put forward by the present author, for the first time, in his earlier book "Tirupati Balaji was a Buddhist Shrine". The subject is discussed more fully here. 12 Fall of Science: How Science was on zenith in Buddhist India and how Brahmins purposefully caused its fall to uphold their own supremacy after the fall of Buddhism. 13 Kashmir Problem: How a Buddhist country of Kashmir became Mohammedan country, thereby leading to all the problems is discussed. 14 Language Problem: How a country, which speaking one language and one or two scripts during the Buddhist period was divided into a country of multiple languages and scripts is discussed. 4 | DECLINE AND FALL OF BUDDHISM (A tragedy in Ancient India) Author's Preface 15 Conclusion: All the above topics summarized and their inter- relations are explained with a comment for future action for progress of Buddhism in India. 16 Bibliography. Index Appendix Appendix-1 BAHUJAN REVOLUTION, MANU PLANNING AND BRAHMINS -BY OSHO RAJNEESH 5 | DECLINE AND FALL OF BUDDHISM (A tragedy in Ancient India) Author's Preface Author's Preface On the verge of Third Millenium The begining of third millenium coincides with golden jubilee of our so called "independence"? Is it not time, we evaluate our achievements and failures in the light of promises made to ourselves in the Constitution, that there will be Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity for each and every citizen irrespective of their caste, creed, religion or gendre, so that dignity of individual and unity and integrity of nation be preserved? After fifty years of self rule and democracy, has the developement reached the huts of the common man? Have the masses from deprived and neglected classes of the society, on whose strength the battle of freedom struggle was fought by the leaders, got a taste of fruits of independence? In spite of financial prosperity of nation, have the disparities been reduced? In spite of development plans, is there any economic emancipation or social and political power in real sense for the SCs, STs, OBCs, landless labourers, small and marginal farmers, artisans, workers - the real producers of wealth? What is the remedy? The history of India is the history of struggle between higher and lower castes since centuries. All the tensions among the society are the results of graded inequality of Brahmanic Social Order. To get relief from the oppression from the "savarna" dominance, the only remedy is political power. What is the meaning of Independence? To the multitude of masses it means the relief from the "savarna" oppression. The economic emancipation is definitely a part of aim in the struggle. But the crux of the matter is mainly the social aspect. One must make a differentiation between social justice and social transformation. Only by comprehension of Brahmanism one can understand the past history of this country. Brahmanism is the social system of graded inequality but is supported and justified on the basis of religion. The majority of masses, the bahujans, donot understand this and they become meek supporters of oppressive social system in the name of religion. There are two strong weapons in the hands of Brahmanism to oppress the bahujans. They are the concepts of destiny and god. The false ideas of hell and heaven deny the bahujans the achievements of this world, they become inactive and get oppressed by the BSO. The brahmanic system has made the original inhabitant of this land the most depressed and 6 | DECLINE AND FALL OF BUDDHISM (A tragedy in Ancient India) Author's Preface reduced them to a deplorable condition by breaking them into innumerable small castes and deprived them of all wealth, prosperity, human dignity and happiness. What is the gist of Brahmanism We have been using various terms like "Brahmanism, brahmanya, brahman vaad, manuvaad, sanatanism, orthodoxy" etc. Now a days, all these words are replaced by "hindutwa" or some new terms like "bharatyatwa" or "rastriyatwa" or "national" and so on and so forth. Unfortunately each author uses the term in a sense known to or understood by him only and his interpretation is either unknown to the masses in general or unaccepted by them. Under these circumstances, it becomes imperative to depict the exact meaning of the word. The cardinal tenets of "Hindutwa" There are some who clasify "Hindutwa" in three types, (1) of Aribindo and Vivekananda, (2) of Sawarkar and (3) of RSS propounded by Golwalkar. We feel all this discussion is an eyewash to hoodwink the masses. Neither of them started it, and their interests in interpreting it differently, if at all they did as claimed, had arisen out of political needs of the time. Those interested may see writings of Raosaheb Kasbe against this thinking. For our purpose, "Hindutwa" of any and all types have certain cardinal points, and they are: 1. Chaturvarna: This is the main feature. The society must be divided into four water tight compartments called Brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya and shudra, and that the entry to them is only through birth. It is like a tower with four floors without any staircase. There are many conceptions for this system. It is a devinely ordained system, it was made by god. It is the duty of human beings to follow this system without expecting any returns from it. Your duty is only to do the "karmas," i.e. the deeds related to following the "chaturvarna" . This is the devinely ordained "dharma" . When this "dharma" gets dormant, god takes birth to puninish the evil, i.e. those who disturbed the "dharma" and preserve those who are "sadhus" , i.e. those who follow this "dharma" . It must not be confused with the division of labour. This is not the division of labour but division of labourers. Under this system you are allowed to marry only within your own caste, and you are also required to follow the calling of your ancesters, how so ever it may be fearsome. It is better to die in the calling of your ancesters than to follow others' profession. Because it is alwys better to die in your own inferior "dharma" than a better one of others', which is always fearsome. It means the daughter of a prostitute must become a prostitute and son of a 7 | DECLINE AND FALL OF BUDDHISM (A tragedy in Ancient India) Author's Preface pimp must become a pimp. A scavenger's son may take education and become a doctor but he must earn his living not by working as a physician but must earn his livelihood by scavenging.
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