That is a side topic and different from the news issue of the Hunger strike. Hunger strike thread is not about discussing theories or history of how various groups came to believe whatever they believe. Maybe it deserves its own thread but we can subsume other tangential topics in the thread already crated.
Please keep the Hunger strike thread about the news regarding it. If you want to discuss theories about it, open up a new thread.
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“The Buddhist monks have been on a hunger strike since February 12, and their condition is deteriorating each passing day.”
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From Bodh Gaya to Mumbai, protests to ‘free’ Buddhist temple gather steam
An agitation demanding the end of ‘Brahmin control’ over the Mahabodhi temple has struck a chord in Maharashtra and other states.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Buddhism/comments/1jfj6nr/all_buddhist_should_come_together_in_india_to/
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Thank you @LucasOliveira
This article offers a wealth of information and wonderfully tackles many of the points brought up in this thread. It’s exciting to see the incredible momentum this movement is building across India as a whole, not just within the localised area.
Thank you for sharing this!
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Protests Intensify for Buddhist Control of Mahabodhi Temple In Bodh Gaya
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"Indian Buddhists and Jains call themselves Hindus when it suits them, and vice versa Hindus claim to have become Buddhists "
Any evidence of this ?
Petition filed in Supreme Court seeking liberation of Mahabodhi Mahavihar
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Deja vu. Twelve years on and another Supreme Court petition. Having spent time in Bodh Gaya I wont be surprised if this matter is unresolved and the thread still active in another twelve years at least. Unless there’s a mass boycott of foreign Buddhist pilgrims to India. Tourist money talks. I’m in.
Hopefully no monks starve in the meantime.
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