Reply to "Why I won’t celebrate India’s independence"

MitwahSenior Member

Prashad posted:
Mitwah posted:
Hey folks, look at the bamboo scaffold that these Indians use.
Indian workers paint a statue of the national emblem, a depiction of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka, ahead of the forthcoming Independence day celebrations at the state secretariat building in Mumbai on Aug. 7, 2017. (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images)
Ashoka was a Buddhist king who did not like Hindus. Most likely it is Hindu workers who are painting his emblem.

Got to check on this. If true, how can he say that he was a true Buddhist?

Whoever hates isn't a true follower of Buddha and isn't a Buddhist as this is what was not preached by Buddha.

8/11/1710:32 PM

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