South and Southeast Asian Theravada Buddhism
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Jambudvipe
Bharatkhande falls under Jambudweep ie., Prabuddha Bharat
culture is the greatest culture in the world and is the oldest nation in
the world has been a nation providing knowledge, science and culture to
the world.
When
the world was living in the darkness of ignorance, the Sun of Knowledge
descended from Jambudweep and showered knowledge on the whole world. In
the last 2500 years, various organizations, invaders and countries
invaded Jambudweep and attacked it repeatedly.
Buddhism
exerted an enormous influence on the civilizations of Southeast Asia
and contributed greatly to the development of a written tradition in
that area. About the beginning of the Common Era, merchants may have
settled there, bringing Buddhist monks with them.
Jambudweep
has been fragmented 24 times in the known history of 2500 years. Many
attacks were made on India by French, Dutch, Kushan, Shak, Yemen,
Greeks, Mughals and British. Nowhere in history it is mentioned that
they attacked countries like Afghanistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal,
Tibet, Bhutan, Malaysia because all these were part of Jambudweep.
Afghanistan
was recognized as an independent country in 1876, Bhutan in 1906, Sri
Lanka in 1935, Pakistan in 1947. Before 1875, Afghanistan, Bhutan,
Myanmar, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Tibet were important parts of
India. The British were frightened by the revolution against the British
in 1857 and, following the principle of divide and rule, first
separated Afghanistan from India in 1876 and this continued till 1947.
Countries
like Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia
were also unbreakable parts of Jambudweep. The ancient name of Singapore
was Singhpur.
Unbroken
Jambudweep extended from the Himalayas to the Indian Ocean and from
Iran to Indonesia. Jambudweep’s area in 1857 was 83 lakh square
kilometers, which is currently 33 lakh square kilometers. From 1857 to
1947, Jambudweep was fragmented many times by external powers.
Afghanistan was separated from Jambudweep in 1876, Nepal in 1904, Bhutan
in 1906, Tibet in 1907, Sri Lanka in 1935, Myanmar in 1937 and Pakistan
in 1947.
Sri Lanka
The
British separated Sri Lanka from Jambudweep in 1935. The old name of
Sri Lanka was Sinhaldeep. The name Sinhaldeep was later renamed Ceylon.
Sri Lanka’s name was Tamraparni during the reign of Emperor Ashoka.
Mahendra, son of Emperor Ashoka and daughter Sanghamitra went to Sri
Lanka to propagate Buddhism. Sri Lanka is a part of united Jambudweep.
Afghanistan
The
ancient name of Afghanistan was Upganasthan and Kandahar’s was
Gandhara. The description of Kandahar i.e. Gandhara is found till the
reign of Shah Jahan. It was a part of Jambudweep. In 1876 Gandamak
treaty was signed between Russia and Britain. After the treaty,
Afghanistan was accepted as a separate country.
Myanmar (Burma)
In 1937, the recognition of a separate country to Myanmar i.e. Burma was given by the British.
Nepal
Lord
Buddha was born in Lumbini. Nepal was made a separate country in 1904
by the British. Nepal was an integral part of Jambudweep ie.,
Prabuddha Bharat during the reigns of Emperor Ashoka. Maharaja
Tribhuvan Singh of Nepal appealed to the then Prime Minister of India,
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to merge Nepal with Jambudweep ie., Prabuddha
Bharat, but Jawaharlal Nehru rejected the proposal.
Thailand
The construction of Buddhist temples in Syam began in the third century.Thailand was known as Syam until 1939.
Cambodia
Cambodia
was part of unbroken Jambudweep ie., Prabuddha Bharat. The Kaundinya
dynasty of Jambudweep ie., Prabuddha Bharat origin ruled here from the
first century itself. People here used to worship Buddha. The ancient
name of Ankorwat is Yashodharpur.
Vietnam
The ancient name of Vietnam is Champadesh and its principal cities were Indrapur, Amravati and Vijay.
Malaysia
The ancient name of Malaysia was Malay Desh which means the land of mountains.
Indonesia
The ancient name of Indonesia is Dipantar Bharat means the ocean across Jambudweep ie., Prabuddha Bharat.
Tibet
The
ancient name of Tibet was Trivishtam which was divided into two parts.
One part was given to China and the other to Lama after an agreement
between the Chinese and the British in 1907. In 1954, India’s Prime
Minister Jawaharlal Nehru accepted Tibet as part of China to show his
solidarity to Chinese people.
Bhutan
Bhutan
was separated from Jambudweep ie., Prabuddha Bharat by the British in
1906 and recognized as a separate country. Bhutan means high ground.
Pakistan
There
was partition of Jambudweep ie., Prabuddha Bharat on August 14, 1947 by
the British and Pakistan came into existence as East Pakistan and West
Pakistan.
Mohammad
Ali Jinnah had been demanding a separate country on the basis of
religion since 1940 which later became Pakistan. In 1971 with the
cooperation Pakistan was divided again and Bangladesh came into
existence. Pakistan and Bangladesh are parts Jambudweep ie., Prabuddha
Bharat.
After independence in 1947, Pondicherry was freed from French occupation in 1954.
Goa
and Daman Diu were liberated from Portuguese occupation in 1961. Sikkim
was liberated in 1975 and made part of Jambudweep ie., Prabuddha
Bharat.
All
the countries which were earlier important parts of Jambudweep ie.,
Prabuddha Bharat have become independent countries today.
It is not impossible to merge these countries into Jambudweep ie., Prabuddha Bharat.
In
different periods Jambudweep ie., Prabuddha Bharat was divided into
different countries. Now these parts can be reconstituted in Jambudweep
ie., Prabuddha Bharat only by merging them one by one as
Dr B.R.Ambedkar thundered “Main Bharat Baudhmay karunga.” (I will make this country Buddhist)
All Aboriginal Awakened Societies Thunder ” Hum Prapanch Prabuddha
Prapanchmay karunge.” (We will make the whole world Prabuddha Prapanch
This will happen through
Free Online Prabuddha Intellectuals Convention in Awakened One’s own words
For the Welfare, Happiness and Peace for All Societies and for them to attain Eternal Bliss as their Final Goal.