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Saturday, February 24, 2007
As in Mecca, so in Ayodhya
This blog is in response to “The Holy Land” posted by Gautam Ramaswamy on Saturday, February 24, 2007 at 7:14:01 PM. Gautam has suggested: “No Mandir, no Masjid, build a state-owned Cancer / AIDS research institute, coupled with a hospital, over this land and return its sanctity.”
This suggests that (1) he finds the temple lacks sanctity, (2) he wants the Government to take over a site of deep importance for the Hindus and (3) he wants the place to be put to use for purposes other than Hindu religion.
I would ask him to consider the following:
Muslims believe a mosque existed in Mecca since the time of Abraham and later on it was destroyed by pagans (Hindus?) who installed idols there. Then Mohammad came and destroyed the idols and restored the mosque to its pristine glory.
Hindus believe a temple existed in Ayodhya since the time of Rama and later on it was destroyed by Muslims who built a mosque there. Then Vishva Hindu Parishad came and destroyed the mosque and restored the temple - not yet to its pristine glory, which is awaited.
Now if anyone says that the temple in Ayodhya must revert to a mosque, then he should be fair and also say that the mosque in Mecca must revert to a temple.
And if Gautam feels that a Cancer/AIDS research institute with a hospital should be built in Ayodhya, I feel that a magnificent temple with a Rama/Sita research institute should be built in Ayodhya.
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In response to Blog by Gautam: Why in Ayodhya, because in Mecca?
You are contradicting yourself when you say that “Building a Ram Mandir there would restore the sanctity of the place, which has been robbed of the same because of the bloodshed and senseless behavior of ours” How was our behaviour senseless or responsible for bloodshed? What destroyed the sanctity of the place was Baber and his Mosque.
About wanting an assurance that another Akshardham would not happen, are you not forgetting that Akshardham itself was built most peacefully and non-controversially and everything about Swaminarayan movement is most peaceful? And yet Akshardham attack took place. So no assurance can be given by anybody except that we have the spirit in us that made us rebuild Somnath temple every time it was destroyed. Let us have the mantra of ‘Jai Somnath’ in our hearts.
The only end to the problem is the building of a magnificent Rama temple on the spot and a readiness to defend the temple at all costs.
Funny you say that we should “keep religion absolutely out when finding a way out”. How can religion be kept out of a Rama Mandir?
What is this research centre you are talking about? Since you mentioned an AIDS/Cancer research centre, I mentioned that more apt to a Rama temple premises would be a Rama/Sita research centre (meaning a research centre on Rama and Sita or Ramayana, not a research centre for Aids or Cancer named after Rama or Sita!).
You say “The solution to this issue can only be found outside politics and religion. It can't be found by our politicians and our religious leaders”. There is no need to keep anybody out. Only, no one should seek to hijack the movement away from the purpose of a magnificent temple at the birthplace of Sri Ram.
Vande Mataram.
In response to Blog by Gautam: Why in Ayodhya, because in Mecca?
You are contradicting yourself when you say that “Building a Ram Mandir there would restore the sanctity of the place, which has been robbed of the same because of the bloodshed and senseless behavior of ours” How was our behaviour senseless or responsible for bloodshed? What destroyed the sanctity of the place was Baber and his Mosque.
About wanting an assurance that another Akshardham would not happen, are you not forgetting that Akshardham itself was built most peacefully and non-controversially and everything about Swaminarayan movement is most peaceful? And yet Akshardham attack took place. So no assurance can be given by anybody except that we have the spirit in us that made us rebuild Somnath temple every time it was destroyed. Let us have the mantra of ‘Jai Somnath’ in our hearts.
The only end to the problem is the building of a magnificent Rama temple on the spot and a readiness to defend the temple at all costs.
Funny you say that we should “keep religion absolutely out when finding a way out”. How can religion be kept out of a Rama Mandir?
What is this research centre you are talking about? Since you mentioned an AIDS/Cancer research centre, I mentioned that more apt to a Rama temple premises would be a Rama/Sita research centre (meaning a research centre on Rama and Sita or Ramayana, not a research centre for Aids or Cancer named after Rama or Sita!).
You say “The solution to this issue can only be found outside politics and religion. It can't be found by our politicians and our religious leaders”. There is no need to keep anybody out. Only, no one should seek to hijack the movement away from the purpose of a magnificent temple at the birthplace of Sri Ram.
Vande Mataram.
Comments
viperov Sunday, February 25, 2007 4:11:28 PM
Dear Mr. Venugopal,I am answering the questions raised, in this and the posts that follow:Sanctity:The place would have had its sancity if there were a temple present.There is none. There is only a land where many innocent people were killed.
viperov Sunday, February 25, 2007 4:14:42 PM
So, One way of returning the sanctity of the place is to build the temple.I am not contesting the sanctity of the temple at all.
viperov Sunday, February 25, 2007 5:05:05 PM
Dear Sir,Please find a response to your blog in my posts.Cheers!Viperov
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