Culture: Lost to humanity under Brahminism; Re-discovered, restored and preserved by the British!

 

It was 28^th of April 1819 AD. British officer John Smith of the 28^th Cavalry, who was on his tiger-hunting expedition, fired a shot at a deer perched on the cliff of a forest-covered mountain near Aurangabad. Though the deer escaped unharmed, the crack of the gun echoed through the valley, startling a flock of pigeons into sudden flight.

John Smith

 

John Smith was surprised. He could see that those pigeon species were not the forest-dwelling ones but the common rock doves which used to live in man-made structures. He became more curious and pursued the matter. He soon found man-made rock-cut caves. On his report, the government machinery swung into action resulting in the re-discovery of the wonderful Ajanta caves and the marvellous paintings there.

A cultural masterpiece that was lost to humanity because of the dominance of Brahminism in religious and political fields, was restored to the humanity by the British rulers. (The neglect of Ajanta in the post-Harsha era would be understandable, if one knows the extent of hatred nurtured by Brahmins towards Lord Buddha and Buddhism, as has been recorded in numerous texts including Ramayana, in which Rama is shown to condemn Buddha as one who ridicules Vedas and denies the existence of God. (Thathaagatha, veda ninthaka, naastika).

Imperial Museum of Kolkata

 British people had evolved such a system that preserved the cultural symbols of the natives everywhere. Culture symbolises civilisation and elevation of human mind higher and higher. The first step in the modern era of this sub-continent to facilitate evolution of a civilised society was taken only under the British rule. It was only the British who established on the soil of this sub-continent, various departments considered important for the advancement of humanity, culture and civilisation, like the Imperial Museum of Calcutta (later Indian Museum) (1814), Geological Survey of India (1851), Madras Museum at Egmore (1851), Archaeological Survey of India (1861), Connemara Public Library (1890), Zoological Survey of India (1916), and many many.

 

 

Archaeological Survey of India

 

Connemara Public Library

 

National Library, Kolkata

 

Contrast this with the way Nalanda was burnt and destroyed by Brahmins. Dr, Buddha Prakash “refers to the burning of the Buddhist library of Nalanda by Hindu fanatics” ( Page 82 - History of Medieval India - V.D. Mahajan - Tenth Edition Reprint in 1995.)

Also, Sharmasvamin, a Tibetan pilgrim of the 12th century AD, says that “the biggest library at Nalanda was destroyed by Hindu mendicants who took advantage of the chaos produced by the invasion” of Bakhtiaruddin Kilji. - Ref. to the book State of Mind by Manu Rajnish

Recall the legendary tricks called Anal Vaadham and Punal Vaadham practised against Jain and Buddhist religions saw that a lot of documented literary texts authored by great souls of those religions were lost to the humanity forever.