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- When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 1996, they imposed an extremist version of Islamic law across the country. They tried to erase all traces of a rich pre-Islamic past and ordered the destruction of ancient statues, including the world's tallest standing Buddhas.
Those memories are still alive for millions of Afghans. And now they have become present concerns, as the US and Afghan government negotiate with the Taliban for a deal that could see them return to power in Afghanistan.
The BBC's Shoaib Sharifi visited the National Museum in Kabul where a team are rebuilding some of the ancient Buddha sculptures that were destroyed by the Taliban.
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Send those artifacts to Sri Lanka. We will take care of them for another thousand years hopefully. Those are not just art for us Sri Lankan.
Please take’em
at least our history is preserved from these illiterates
Send it to Thailand, we'll take a good care of it and never give it back.
thanks Sri landka,
We Indians also will take care of them
@SOURABH DHANUKA but not now
And these statues have been there when Muhammad wasn't even born.
They are extremist. They have no God in mind.
Himanshu Bhatt so its even older
@@kaycerahmed8045 Kaaba it self is an idol. a rock!
Worshipping a idol better than worshiping a pedophile..
All destruction because of wrong teachiein the book..
In 1987 in Kashmir , around 200 ancient temples were destroyed . I don't see any media to cover it . Don't need to go 500 years back . All north Indian temples were destroyed.
Ikr aur koi Kuch Nahi karta
Bhai yeh wala incident recently hua hai. Kashmir wala incident 1987 mai hua. Koi sambandh hi nahi hai. Har video mai aakar apni hi pungi bajani hai logon ko
Temples are being restored rapidly in Pakistan
Gandu
@afghan zazai jezail sniper Pakistan will we don't destroy history
@@lonleybeer you restored those which demaged once. Even in this you are expecting tourism nothing else. What will you expect from the outcomes of harams during sultanate and mugul era.
The day the Afghans lost their buddhist roots to islam was their beginning of downfall.
RahimMRyan you're joking right? Their downfall was after the soviet invasion.
@@fattiesunite2288 They had a turbulent past leading up to the soviet invasion. They incorporated a lot of arab tribalism since the arab Islamic conquest of Afghanistan from the 7th to the 10th centuries.
RahimMRyan um I'm pretty sure afghans have been tribal since the begin.
Afghanistan was originally hindu buddhist country being part of greater India much like Indonesia and other southeast asian countries.
@@sanjanajha5357 Also part of the great Mauryan empire.
How sad they could not see the historic value of such Art.
Chillin Like A Villain but in this time period...
@@albosang8452 lol we all in the same time period. if you think time forgives acts of inhuman behaviour then you are quite wrong because it doesn't. tbh am white and even i can say my race has done horrendous acts against humanity. aint no bias here. religion is a poison and as long as its still around people will kill in its name. abolish it all
@@ChillinLikeAVillain1210 This is a strategy of Islam. It has nothing to do with race.
Get your intersectionality out of here.
@@albosang8452 nazi germany is just 70 years ago.
humans wont change easily.
its religious zealousness gone crazy,
Gautam Buddha light of asia born in Lumbini, Nepal 🇳🇵 pride of our country....... So sad that some uncivilized people tried to destroy history.... Buddham saranam gacchami.
And found enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, India🇮🇳 pride of our country as well. 🙂
@@akshatjoshi7989 yes ✔️
@@akshatjoshi7989 Buddha transcended all boundaries of caste, creed, community and country. After attaining Bodhi gyan (knowledge of enlightenment), Shakyamuni had touched the earth to bear witness of his realisation. Therefore, this world of ours was tamed by Lord Buddha and the ultimate welfare of all sentient beings can be achieved by Dhamma Shashana (reign or rule of Dhamma). Both India and Nepal can be justly proud of their shared Buddhist heritage. People call Shakyamuni the Light of Asia, but he is the Light of the whole world! If only everyone on this earth took inspiration from his message, so much needless suffering would be reduced...
@TREVOR WILSON was india a country before 1947 I guess it was small small states inside indian subcontinent Nepal is the oldest country in south asia and right from the formation of Nepal lumbini was part of it I don't know when it was part of india
@- king- that was not a country you fool...with that logic whole world is one......India became country in 1947 first prime minister was jawahar lal nehru do you mean you had primeminister or king or president before that if so tell me the name
As a Buddhist, my heart breaks while watching this. I pray to God that in future no any religion would ever have to face this extremely painful history.
Buddhist are still facing it...just few years ago Bodhgaya temple(where Buddha did meditation) was bombed 12 times by Muslims..
So they keep attacking...
@Ashoka Buddhists all over the world should unite to promote, preserve and protect their religion. Non-violence does not mean inaction in the face of injustice and brutality. We have no right to offend, but every right to defend. Buddha Shakyamuni was called Shakya Singha or the Lion of the Shakyas. Let the world hear the Lion's Roar if it closes its ears to the sound of Dhamma!
@Ashoka Agreed! However, I did not mean that Buddhists should opt for a military solution. I meant that actions taken for defence should not be construed as offensive actions. Governments will listen only when pressure is brought to bear on them through better organisation and lobbying on behalf of Buddhists the world over.
I'm also Buddhist, it's sad that these priceless relics were destroyed but sometimes we gotta let go...lord Buddhist tell us to let go of earthly needs yes? Let go of everything...and none of this will affect you.
As long as we remembered about lord Buddha's teaching...then Buddhism will live on.
@@poonyaveeboonchune I absolutely agree with ur wise words. But it's jst disheartens me sometimes by the thought that someone had to do that to prove who knows what.
Thousands years ago Afghanistan was a Buddhist country then Islam came and now you can see how peaceful is Afghanistan 🤦🤦🤦
😂😂😂😂😂😂
They are creating their own destruction by doing these things to the name of Buddha...Poor people, never ever do that to Lord Buddha...
Bhuda da phudda
@@xtylishb4377 sale mulley respect kerna Sikh dusro ki
@@xtylishb4377 mullom chood 🐷🐷🐷🐽🐖🖕🐷🐽🖕
@@xtylishb4377 bloody khalistani
no one can destroy Buddhism it's immortal
Yes, one can destroy statues or the outer representations of a certain religion or philosophy, but ideas can never be destroyed or erased as long as people can conceive some use or application for them.
I guess you're not familiar with Buddhist ideas of impermanence and how everything is subject to impermanence.
So why it didn't run when ppl were planting bomb?...means it wasn't a God...relax...
@@mq2311 buddha wasn't a god and it just a statue and unable to run .however destroyed their history which is like the parents of a country.
@@mq2311 . first status now mosques. relax?
These statues are older than Islam 👍
Damn
we don't care, we see it Dharmaic, we dеstrоу
@@naim_sulaimankhel your religion born to destroy, I know that.
Like bacteria have anti-bacteria.
Same here anti-humanity. Same on this mindset 🤮🤮
Yah You Are Right
As A Hindu Islam Is Older Than Jainism I Think 🤣🤣
@@naim_sulaimankhel ☪️ancer
They always want others to understand and tolerate for them, but they never want to understand and tolerate others.
What an egoistic religion they are!
@erick meyer #pkmkb
@erick meyer No they didnt, Aurngazeb the mughal ruler had numerous times tried to destroy the Bamian Buddha..
.
But only after the use of modern chemical explosives could the statue be destroyed
@erick meyer even your father taliban tried to destroy it with tanks the statue survived and you think Aurangzeb could have destroyed it 400 years ago🤣🤣
@erick meyer yes weapons are international but taliban is representing islam
Not egotistical...its a logical religion...if this Buddhist was really alive or a God..He could've run and save his life...why it didn't?.. think..🤔
This kind of continuing desecration of other cultures’ treasures is utterly sickening.
Everything before Muhammad is meaningless.
@younus yoshi " permitted in or related to Islam is useless" The Taliban will make this so when they take power in 2021. Finish the job they started.
@younus yoshi So basically you want to kill all non muslims? Is this what your Allah teaches? You are just exposing your cult.
Khadr Trudeau: Everything before the Hyperius is meaningless. Including your Islam. The difference between my people and yours is that we value sacred art of all people.
Your Muhammad was a lost human. And so are you. Hyperians will usher in the new mathematical divine reality. And you will fall into the nameless void.
Buddha The only Atheist who is respected all around the world.
The Enlightened One.
Chills
@H Alkhattabi He is an atheist, refuses creation and says that universe exist on cause and effect
@H Alkhattabi where did you learn that buddhism
@H Alkhattabi i know sutta canon better than you my friend
@H Alkhattabi A creator god doesn't exist in his teachings, its all about cause and effect,maybe you are confused about Hinduism. We call the book tripitaka consist of vinaya abhidamma and sutta, you are talking about something thats not in there and yes buddhism accepts the existance of higher realms like heavens and lower realms like hell still it denies a creator gods existance
@H Alkhattabi Read his word then come back to me my friend
Who would dislike a video of people trying to do something good to keep a part of their history?
People who didn't get as many hugs as they thought they deserved while growing up.
Basically trolls
9 ISIS recruit.
I just watched a video on reddit of a chimp using a smart phone.
www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/bh14nh/ape_using_a_smartphone_xpost_rbeamazed_by/?
Many uncivilized people on CZcams with no heart. So many good kind videos out their with buffoons disliking them too. Far too many humans for the whole race to become truly kind.
Some people who think idolatry or polytheism is bad and immoral and that monotheism is superior to polytheism.
I know that there are many people who think so. I just have one question to these people. Why are they(polytheism and idolatry) wrong? I challenge you all to prove to me, using rational and tenable logic and arguments, that polytheism or idolatry is bad and inferior to other forms of worship. Can you do that?
If you can't, just be appreciative, respectful and tolerant towards other types of devotion.
You have no monopoly over the truth. You don't know the objective nature of the reality. You are no better than polytheists,pagans, animists and idolators.
My best wishes to my Afghan brothers and sisters. You have fought bravely and resisted foreign sponsored Taliban. Hope you defeat them for good in the future.
@Ibrahim Somali shut up. Learn history.
You dream 90% of afghans with taliban 🏳️☝🏽
It's curious to think that there was once a thriving Buddhist civilization throughout Afghanistan, Kashmir and a fair chunk of India generally.
What could possibly have made that disappear, I wonder ...
Mostly Abrahmic faiths and their holier than thou attitude towards lesser organised/dogmatic Dharmic religions.
Lol and now they teach Pakistan was a land of "Muslims" from eternity before 😂
@Hoàng Nguyên no, they were just random, they attacked INNOCENT PEOPLE. If they did that to the extremists then I agree 100%
Dude islam
When islam came to India the nandala 7nivesity where buddha etc lectured was set on fire
The fallacy Hindus drove out buddhism Is false
Many Buddhist from India fled to tibet Burma etc due to non violence
As seen with tibet
The Hindus sikhs eventually defeated Islam
@Hoàng Nguyên When the Emperor Ashoka united the many kingdoms of India under his rule, he did send emissaries to all the surrounding countries in Asia to propagate Buddhism in those countries. As a result, many countries in Asia including Nepal, Tibet, Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Viet Nam, Indonesia and Sri Lanka did embrace Buddhism, in man instances adapting the religion to suit local beliefs and tradition. In fact, Sri Lanka still has a Bo tree grown from a sapling of the original tree in India.
It is history. Priceless.. Reconstruction will not make it like old, still it is better to have a remanant of history..
India should bring them and develop a museum
Your cows will shit all over them
And what we are doing for our temples which were destroyed?
Ayodhya, Kashi Vishwanath, Mathura...should be reclaimed..
At any cost ..
Also Tajmahal and JAMA Masjid should be converted into temples..
@@moali2531 we have Quran to wipe that shit so don't worry
@@ashutoshkumar1960 Loooool use one of krishnus hands 👐
@Shaurya Joshi Na I highly doubt that, use your turban though 😂
The square box at Mecca is full of pegan idols too.
@yagbos this is the problem, Your prophet destroyed other religion Idols
It doesn’t have anything inside it anymore 😂
@@birinderwarraich1179 1400 years ago they were not considered “antiquities”
@@birinderwarraich1179 yup thats how it works 😢
Fake news
All these Greek style Buddha's and Greek sculptures/arts to be destroyed by these savages is crazy. But I hope archaeologists piece them together
lachiere_[sixx] Greek style Buddha?
@@Onneukbaar Didn't you know?
when Alexander the Great conquered all the way to India, the Greeks had a 400 year long lasting Greek kingdom in what is now Afghanistan, parts of Pakistan/India, that had massive influences on astronomy, coinage system, arts, jewelry, science, architecture, stone cutting techniques, theater and much more on these regions. Even the Buddha on of the most prominent Asian symbols has been first in the beginning made by the Greeks and hold a prominent influence throughout Asia.
The Greek Gandaharan Buddha style, was for 1000 years the largest stream in Asia. Greek arts where the catalyst for Asian arts
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Buddhism
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Buddhist_art
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Buddhist_monasticism
even the Bamiyan buddha's are in the Greek style stream
buddhistartnews.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/bactrian-greeks-the-bamiyan-and-avukana-buddha-statues/
You're welcome
@@Onneukbaar For some further reading pu.edu.pk/images/journal/HistoryPStudies/PDF_Files/14_V-30-No1-Jun17.pdf
1). *The ancient Greeks were the “inventors” of more elements of civilization
than any other people of the world.* These elements of civilization can be
viewed among historical writings especially associated with Herodotus
and Thucydides, and the evolution of Democracy having foundational
seeds in Athens. The Greeks view of the world was predominantly secular
and rationalistic. It exalted the spirit of free inquiry and preferred
knowledge to faith. With only a limited cultural inheritance of the past
upon which to build, the Greeks produced intellectual and artistic
monuments that had served ever since as standards of achievement. So in
some ways the single most legacy of the ancient Greece is the civilization
in India and ancient era is particularly influenced by the Greeks,
especially in Art, language, culture and mostly covers the all aspects of
Human life
2)."The contribution of Greeks in Indian knowledge and culture is so profound that it
has maintained to survive more than two millenniums. "
3). "The Greek artistic approaches largely influenced on Indian art by the Buddhist
tradition and persisted into the later Gupta period. The Greeks are very famous for
their innovative and the anthropomorphic representation of the Buddha in Indian
sculpture "
4). *"The Ghandhara School of Buddhist art hence grown up under the great influence
of the Greeks. The Greek initiation of sculpting the Buddha in human form
matured and it became a major part of the Buddhist iconography."*
5). *"The Greeks also introduced their own architectural and sculptural forms,* like
cupids, friezes and Corinthian columns into the Buddhist school. *Several Greek
mythological figures were incorporated into Buddhist architectural works,*
including Heracles, who became equated to Vajrapani21. *The Greek skills and
techniques were endured till the epoch of Gupta. Gupta‟s realistic
anthropomorphic representations of the Buddha reflect the legacy of the Greek
artistic influence."*
6). *"The two strains of Mathura and Gandhara are finally combined in the
greatest school of Indian Buddhist art. During the last century of Greek-oBuddhist
era, the Gupta Empire arose in central India. In Gupta‟s sculptures, an
idealogical resonant of classical Greece took place.* The physical existence of
Mathura, the intellectuality of Gandhara, gave place to a quality of pure
spirituality. 43 *The Greek influence at this point was finally absorbed and
transcended. It gave to Indian Art its techniques, its plasticity, mind its most
sublime image; it has helped to liberate it from the primitive and uncouth images
and forms of the ages before the Alexander;"*
7). *"The Greeks influence on Indian Astronomy:*
In the earlier ancient Indian culture, the advancement of astronomy in India came
from the practice of astrology and the recognition of Indian astronomy is due to
that of the ancient Greeks.44The Gargi Samhita of the Yuga Purana accredits as the
mastermind of astronomy to the Greeks as well as the Aryabhata ascribes the
Zodiac to the Greeks. The Indian astronomy found many innovations by the
influence of Greek astronomical tradition. Such as India contributed in giving the
name of the days of the week and precise calculation of the length of a year, this
contribution to the science of astronomy go back to the Greeks period.4"
8). "The ancient Greeks came
across and ingested astronomical information that was arising from a well
developed Mesopotamian civilization. Consequently the ancient Greek astronomy
brought forth the magnificent scientists; they transferred the astronomical
approaches into theoretical science. According to this science the Universe is
JPUHS, Vol.30, No.1, January - June, 2017
204
moving along with mathematical objectives that could be inferred by logic and
reason as well."
9). "In ancient Greek astronomy he
introduced some extraordinary progress, such as the calculation and rotation of the
Earth related to the specific stars as twenty three hours, fifty-six minutes and 4.1
seconds (actual 23:56:4.091) and the length of the year was 365 days 6 hours, 12
minutes 30 seconds was just 3 minutes 20 seconds out of the length of the year.
This calculation is called of sidereal year. 50 However, there is a variety of
discoveries that have been attributed to the origin of ancient Greece. As an
example we can mention here that Anaxogoras (510-428 B.C) explained first time
that the Moon shines due to the reflected sunlight. The Earth spins are attributed to
Philolus. Nevertheless, the involvement through the astronomic sciences by such
Indian astronomers as AryaBhatta and Brahma gupta were invaluable and,
historically, second only to those of the ancient Greeks.51
"
@@lachiere_sixx7735 bro are you a greek??? I agree with you. Indo-greek Kingdom ruled india(north west) for 400 years. There are many greeks descendents in modern day pakistan,north west india. Lots of love to greece bro. One day i will surely visit greece.
@Ashoka Correct. Including Mongols and so on. However. The Greeks left a massive and profound influence on Afghanistan, central Asia and India of which much of it's legacy is still alive. Like in the rest of the world that the Greeks influenced, it was culturally, intellectually and artistically speaking in most cases rather a great thing for the many facts out there. For instance. Today's much of Afghanistans greatest monuments are Greek. From the citadel of Herat in the west of Afghanstan all the way to the Greek gandaharan Bamiyan buddha's in the center of Afghanistan all the way to Ai Khanoum in the East of Afghanistan and many cities and archaeological sites around Afghanistan but also in Tajikistan, Pakistan and in India.
So one day if tourism ever was to come to Afghanistan, these things will help Afghanistan.
These are nothing but the heritage of Afghanistan and the dignity of ancient mankind. It is our utmost duty to protect these valuable monuments.
Namaste Gee,
Vedas:Svetashvatara Upanishad chapter 4 verse 19 As well as in:
“There is no image of Him”
(Svetashvatara Upanishad 4:19)
It is mentioned in Yajurved Chapter 32 Verse 3
“There is no image of Him”
(Yajurved 32:3)
It is also mentioned in
Yajurveda Chapter 40 verse 9
“They enter darkness those who worship natural things (for e.g. air, water, fire, etc.).
They sink deeper in darkness those who worship sambhuti i.e. created things (for e.g. table, chair, car, idol etc.)
(Yajurved 40:9)
Idol worship, which is very common amongst the Hindus, is prohibited in Hinduism. It is mentioned in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7 verse 20:
“Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires they worship demigods i.e. idols.(Bhagavad Gita 7:20)
* Hindu Scriptures: "There is only ONE God, not the second; not at all, not at all, not in the least bit."[Brahma Sutra]
* Hindu Scriptures: "He is ONE ONLY without a second." [Chandogya Upanishad 6:2:1]
Hindu Scriptures: " O friends, do not worship ANYBODY but Him, the Divine One. Praise Him ALONE."[Rigveda 8:1:1]
Hindu Scriptures: "I am the goal of life, the LORD and support of all, the inner witness, the abode of all. I am the only refuge, the ONE true friend; I am the beginning, the staying, and the end of creation; I am the womb and the eternal seed. I am heat; I give and withhold the rain. I am immortality and I am death; I am what is and what is not"[Bhagavad Gita 9:18-19]
Hindu Scriptures: "There is no likeness of Him." [Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:19]
* Hindu Scriptures: "His form is not to be seen; no one sees Him with the eye." [Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:20]
* Hindu Scriptures: "That which cannot be seen by the eyes, but by which the eyes see, [Kena Upanishad]
* Hindu Scriptures: "The Formless Supreme Spirit that pervades the universe can have no material representation, likeness or image." -- (Yajur Veda
Hindu Scriptures: "He is bodiless and pure." [Yajurveda 40:8]
Scriptures: "Of Him there are neither parents nor lord." [Svetasvatara Upanishad 6:9]
Hindu Scriptures: "They are enveloped in darkness, in other words, are steeped in ignorance and sunk in the greatest depths of misery who worship the uncreated.
eternal prakrti -- the material cause of the world -- in place of the All-pervading God, but those who worship visible things born of the prakrti, such as the earth, trees, bodies (human and the like).
In place of God are enveloped in still greater darkness, in other words, they are extremely foolish, fall into an awful hell of pain and sorrow, and suffer terribly for a long time" (Yajur Veda)
Sad to hear as a Buddhist. Afghanistan was a buddhist country earlier. Arabic Muslims destroyed that culture. ☸️☸️☸️☸️
These extremely sacred statues were created by ancestors of afgan people . And now they are destroying their own heritage created by their own ancestors .
So according to you if your ancestors thinks that Sun Moves around the earth , then you will not accept the truth that earth is moving around the sun .
@@Humann54 give me reference of Buddhist manuscript or book.
@@Humann54 WHEN DIDI THE ALLAH IS BECOME TRUTH AND BUDDHISM IS NOT
@@imethd90 search 👉Elina Ali RRR ADIPURUSH
I recall reading that Buddha would not be sad that they were gone as he did not teach the worship of images, only would have been sad at the intent behind their destruction. 🙏
kiwigal yes, yes, very well said very well said
correct sir!
@Kleco102 nope buddhism isnt about worshipping anything. its about reducing human suffering through either living your life in morderation or through acts of kindness.
The custom and practice of making statues, sculptures and paintings of philosophers and religious figures was introduced to Gandhara (eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan) by the Indo-Greeks and Greco-Bactrians. It was an ancient synthesis of East and West.
This is the reason.. I just hate that book..
Evel book
@Syah Ali We were taught "Reading bad book is like drinking poison ". But the book I am talking about it not only poisonous but catastrophic too.
Saaduddin Ansari The book needs to be criticised if it does not allow questioning and evolution of its words.
That book needs to be burned
@Saaduddin Ansari
No, the book that is catastrophic for women, nonbelievers and the LGBT.
@Saaduddin Ansari at last a human with a brain.
Once the land of Buddhism & Hinduism ...now is in the hand of taliban.....so heartbroken...
Why Buddha didnt walk to India..where ppl give shower with milk?..🤔
@@mq2311 they were not buddhas🤷 .they were fascinating artifacts which depicted the rich heritage of ancient afghanistan
Thank you very much, from kerala.
Mohanan V from Eranakulam 🙂
Pooda patti
@@mahiayaan2313 for what?
i think you need to first to save your temples from communistis naxals
The Afghan Government and People deserve the Credit. Good Luck dear Afghan friends, Hope Afghanistan becomes a Great Nation and attract Tourism like before and you Grow to become a Prosperous Nation.
I hope to visit Afghanistan someday, it is like a Home away from Home. Love to all Beautiful People of Afghanistan, From India.
*Nice Joke*
@technoamb maybe u go learn history and then come,Afghanistan was great till Usa came inside for no reason
@@PraveenKumar-si3bc ram ki ma ka bhosda hanuman ki ma ki chut
@@alideadman2275 dont destroy your history and other religions worship place otherwise nobody visit your country
@@lisasaxena6337 we didnt destroy history or religion till usa came in Afghanistan
They can destroy Statues but they can never Destroy it's Spirit
What a spirit...what kind of God was it?...why didnt he run for his life from bombing...🤔why...he had both legs for sure....
@@mq2311 🖕To Your Face
Please give it to India. It was built by our ancestors. We will take care of them
No sorry it wasn’t that is false, these are Hellenistic-Buddhas created by Greek-Bactrians some even before Alexander invasions as Afghanistan has a large Greek population which was exiled to the region of Afghanistan hence the 1000 cities of Bactria. Buddhism was founded in Afghanistan. This our history that was wiped by a country created by colonist for political reasons with 0 history and was jealous of Afghanistan 1000s years of history
Mountain Breeze 1000 years ago Afghanistan was used to be part of Aryavarta and Buddha was born in lumbini.
@@mountainbreeze4176 You Don't Deserve Buddy
@@mountainbreeze4176 You Don't Deserve This.😊
It's basically ego and pride
Taliban and other Muslim of Afghanistan can't handle the truth that their ancestors did shirk and had a great civilization
When you realise Night King and Taliban have the same purpose of eradicating the human history.
donnie darko hahaha... an endless long night.. world needs an arya stark!
The Buddha was really ahead of his time , he never forced anyone to follow or shamed non believers, unlike the muslims.
i can not imagine how slow this work must be. and how time consuming. i give these folks lots of credit for their patient and their persistence. it must also be incredibly rewarding. cheers.
Destroying these statues will never erase the fact that Afghan was first and originally a Buddhist land.. They should treasure their beautiful history.
"Religion of peace "
It is, Alhamdulillah
love from India the land of Bhudha for the conserves
These statues are shouting that the entire earth is a home of lord buddha ....no one has right to deny the buddhism heritage and their influence on ancient world ...
I cried when I saw them blown up. I do so hope they can be reconstructed. So much has been lost and the loss of the Buddhas symbolise this. An amazing part of the ancient world shattered.
Namaste Gee,
Vedas:Svetashvatara Upanishad chapter 4 verse 19 As well as in:
“There is no image of Him”
(Svetashvatara Upanishad 4:19)
It is mentioned in Yajurved Chapter 32 Verse 3
“There is no image of Him”
(Yajurved 32:3)
It is also mentioned in
Yajurveda Chapter 40 verse 9
“They enter darkness those who worship natural things (for e.g. air, water, fire, etc.).
They sink deeper in darkness those who worship sambhuti i.e. created things (for e.g. table, chair, car, idol etc.)
(Yajurved 40:9)
Idol worship, which is very common amongst the Hindus, is prohibited in Hinduism. It is mentioned in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7 verse 20:
“Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires they worship demigods i.e. idols.(Bhagavad Gita 7:20)
* Hindu Scriptures: "There is only ONE God, not the second; not at all, not at all, not in the least bit."[Brahma Sutra]
* Hindu Scriptures: "He is ONE ONLY without a second." [Chandogya Upanishad 6:2:1]
Hindu Scriptures: " O friends, do not worship ANYBODY but Him, the Divine One. Praise Him ALONE."[Rigveda 8:1:1]
Hindu Scriptures: "I am the goal of life, the LORD and support of all, the inner witness, the abode of all. I am the only refuge, the ONE true friend; I am the beginning, the staying, and the end of creation; I am the womb and the eternal seed. I am heat; I give and withhold the rain. I am immortality and I am death; I am what is and what is not"[Bhagavad Gita 9:18-19]
Hindu Scriptures: "There is no likeness of Him." [Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:19]
* Hindu Scriptures: "His form is not to be seen; no one sees Him with the eye." [Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:20]
* Hindu Scriptures: "That which cannot be seen by the eyes, but by which the eyes see, [Kena Upanishad]
* Hindu Scriptures: "The Formless Supreme Spirit that pervades the universe can have no material representation, likeness or image." -- (Yajur Veda
Hindu Scriptures: "He is bodiless and pure." [Yajurveda 40:8]
Scriptures: "Of Him there are neither parents nor lord." [Svetasvatara Upanishad 6:9]
Hindu Scriptures: "They are enveloped in darkness, in other words, are steeped in ignorance and sunk in the greatest depths of misery who worship the uncreated.
eternal prakrti -- the material cause of the world -- in place of the All-pervading God, but those who worship visible things born of the prakrti, such as the earth, trees, bodies (human and the like).
In place of God are enveloped in still greater darkness, in other words, they are extremely foolish, fall into an awful hell of pain and sorrow, and suffer terribly for a long time" (Yajur Veda)
When this buddhas were carved allah was not even born 😂
How about Muslim's worship of the "Black Stone". Isn't that an idol too? They still worship their Nabatean god, named Allah. This deity predates Islam. Furthermore, the description of this mythical Maca in the Qur'an fits perfectly with the actual topography of Petra, the capital of the Nabatean Kingdom. Nabatean is the precursor of the Arabic language. Therefore "Allah" is the supreme rock god of the Nabateans and through them, the god of Islam ...
I m hindu and love buddhism
@Murtaza Rangwalla islam destroyed buddism in afg
@Murtaza Rangwalla islam destroyed whole world
@Murtaza Rangwalla There are idiots of all religions that hate others with another belief. One group oppresses another. Your point doesn't get more true because you use all caps! If people just let others do their worship in peace this wouldn't happen!
@Murtaza Rangwalla Seek help
@Murtaza Rangwalla who the fuck are you to destroy something? Useless pig
For many centuries...Buddhists, Hindus and Zoroaster Persians lived together in harmony in Afghanistan.
The CCP did the same thing during their Cultural Revolution 😞
Send these statues to 🇱🇰 sri lanka … we can take care of them for many more centuries… We know the exact value of these creations…. we will pay the total respect which these deserve 🇱🇰☸️
Some of then are not your ordinary Budha statue, Some of them are HELLENIC Budha Statue
Budi Caesar none of them has anything to do with "greeks". they were built by the kushans who were afghans/bactrians/sogdians ect.
@@siegfriedia9986 pardon, I shouldve written "Hellenic"
Our ancestors were Buddhists and they have lived their lives happily and peacefully, until their religions were forcibly removed from them. We should all change our religion back to the original Buddhism, as it was the religion of our forefathers, to give true respect to them. We can become Buddhists by practising the Teachings of The Buddha. Buddha has taught to do “no harm to ourselves and no harm to others” as his principal peaceful message. How can we become a Buddhist? By following the Buddha’s teachings of Love and kindness to oneself and to others by “not doing evil things, to purify one’s mind and to cultivate good”. No one can make you or unmake you a Buddhist. It is in your heart and you can practice it in your daily life. We don’t have to shout that we are Buddhists. By practicing the Buddha’s teachings, we become a Buddhists. We make it ourselves from our hearts! ازشما تشکر.
Send them to Sri Lanka. They will look after them 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Look after living ppl there first... then take care of unless broken stuff...
@@mq2311 Sri Lanka is way more developed and rich when compared to poor Afghanistan 😂😂
@@Kohana_2006 hahaha...what a joke....what about currency wise....🤭 Afghanistan have more stronger currency than Sri Lanka...🤣
@@mq2311 just look at afghanistan now 🤣
@@cdw9244 Afghanistan economy is destroyed because of war, Sri Lankan economy is destroyed because of one family 🤣
This proves the British were right to take so much stuff from countries that would have destroyed it otherwise
"Peaceful" followers of "Peaceful" religion done this all.
Thank you for rebuilding these statues ❤ huge respect from a buddhist ☸️
I will poop on your Buddhist 💩🐖💩🐖💩🐖💩💩
@@omaral-khatab9192 WHY YOU WANT SHIT ON A PIG
Lol 😂 pigs are actually cleaner then Hindus
Salam, Shlomo, Shalom, Peace.
God Almighty Sent The Noah Family Before The Abrahamic Family.
Hindu Vedas = Monotheistic + Added Guru Books Into Mainstream Marvel Polytheistic Gods, With The Trinity Of Brahma, Shiva & Vishnu.
The Vedas Mentions Prophet Muhammad In Numerous Verses.
Zoroastrian Avesta = Monotheistic + Trinity [Ahura Mazda, Ahura Vouruna & Apam Napat] Later Added, Akin To The Gospel.
The Avesta Mentions Prophet Muhammad.
Buddhist Cannon = Monotheistic
+ Trinity [Dharmakaya (body of essence), The Sambhogakaya (body of enjoyment) & [the heavenly mode; the nirmanakaya (body of The Concept Of God].
Buddha Mentions The Coming Of Prophet Muhammad, Also Stating He Was A Prophet Of God, Not To Be Worshipped.
After He Died They Created An Aryan Buddha, Ending With A Oriental Buddha.
Thus They Believe In The Trinity, Without A God.
@@omarlittle-hales8237KEKEKEKEKW. I'm so tired of reading this copy and paste sophism. Y'all ain't no scholars, stop acting like you are qualified in fields you've never studied. All your words are conjecture from a basis of being unqualified in the topics you're reaching into.
the Vedas do not directly mention Muhammed, you're thinking of a much later puranic script that's been massively corrupted over the years (Bhavishya). The Vedas themselves hold no direct mention and the spots you think do allude to Mohammed, you aren't even translating correctly and the correct translation is not in your favour. There is no Sanskrit scholar that would agree with you .
If you actually understood the philosophies you are picking from, you'd see how your beliefs contradict fundamental aspects of dharmic philosophy.
Where is Mohammed for the Avadhut? You cant answer that, and that's an issue for the position you hold.
And the vedas were not monotheistic in the way you are saying as such. *They mention nirakara and sakara time and time again,* visualizing in their pages different forms and qualities of their forms. You likely dont even know what nirakara and sakara is without google, and even then you won't understand any more than a quick snippet of a definition. *Can you please also explain viveka and vairagya and how they relate towards all this relative multiplicity? Oh you cant?*
And with Buddhism, what you just said about it literally contradicts the very foundations of Buddhadharm. First of all you just said "Buddha" you are Buddha - you mean to say Gautama. You are suggesting that Gautama mentioned a prophet of God - implying a permanent and fixed self - while he also implored the reality that there is no self and everything is impermanently at flux amidst this existential shunyata? That doesn't make any sense, but you don't understand the philosophy to recognize that. Your notion that Gautama mentions your prophet, literally almost a thousand years in advance, goes against the very fabric of Buddhist epistemology.
May the blessings of The Triple Gem be upon those who are involved in restoring these ancient Buddhist artifacts.
Mohammad copied from all previous religions and then he wanted to erase all the precious religions and say Islam is the original and real. LMAO
I'm afghan myself and this is sad 😔I'm proud to be Muslim.
How to learn more about afganistan
How is the situation in Afghanistan now? I heard they stopped playing women's cricket.
Lol😂 don'be proud plz,muslims proud has become most wast thing in the world
@@xoxo-rb8yz no proud to be an idol worshipper either.
Afghanistan is a hellhole this country would not change even in next century.
It's sad to think this place was once a place for Buddhist and Hinduism.
I’m a Buddhism Everything has cause and effect.. what goes around comes around. When the war days come your home will be Destroy too.. your act is your own reflection is called ( karma ). 🙏🏻
It’s such a shame what’s wrong with people. Today muslims are doing everything which is against Allah maybe this is why whole world is hating muslim. Innocent muslim ppl are suffering due to this hate
Zafar khan may the universe bless you and your family with wealth happiness and healthy life sadhu sadhu sadhu 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Alan Q 🙏🙏🙏
This is so heartbreaking.
Not really..it looks really scary..no doubt
@@mq2311 maybe it isn't for you. But it is for many people like me whose cultures have been destroyed at the hands of invaders and who are still on this earth, living and breathing the said culture. I thought people didn't have to experience the pain to feel the same pain themselves. I thought that's why empathy existed. But apparently it doesn't for some people.
@@mq2311 AFGHANISTAN is not ARABIAN COUNTRY . IT IS A Country of Buddhists, Zoroastrians,Sanatanis and will always be a homeland to them . It is not for u MOON PAGAN ARABIAN GOD WORSHIPPERS.Learn some history and then talk.
The Taliban will end up like those statues....
Debbie Marquis in your dreams
Islam*
@@asawirkhan9712 Bhai Taliban kills most humans in Pakistan after Afghanistan and still you want to support those monsters? They do not care if you're a hindu or a muslim all they know is hatred and anguish.
Akshat Joshi yar ttp hamare khilaf hai ye taliban hum ne apni security ke liye bnae take Afghan side se ham par koi attack na kare abhi hum fencing kar rahe hain usa hamare khilaf ttp terrorist bhegta hai aur hum Afghan Taliban se usa ko marte hain samjhe bat ko ye siasat hai usa pak ko kyun kehta hai hamare table talk kara do officially hum nahi claim karte par hame pata hai usa ko jane do dekhna regional peace wapis a jae ga
@@asawirkhan9712 So Destruction Of Budha Idol Was Right as Per Your Argument ? So I think whatever Myanmar Did That Was Too Right
I don't see any peaceful community people commenting on this
The spanish in Mesoamerica destroyed pyramids, temples and any kind of art they found...
Yes true
I was in Mexico and you could clearly see where a pyramid is ...
Oh wait , it was still there
No mention of the Chinese company copper mine that is demolishing an entire site where the ancient giant Buddhas in the walls, they just blew up . Didn't even try to preserve anything. Their hate for other cultures is despicable.
Yeah
Its a shame we can't return the thirty thousand Afghan civilians killed by British and American Forces since 2001 as well.
And the 3000 american troops, around 500 british troops and another 300 allies fighting to stop evil. The civilians got in the way because the terrorists used them as human shield. It is sad but as long as evil is deminished then it was for the greater good. Of course the taliban isnt defeated but it is close to under trump. I mean i destroyed isis, taliban is next.
@Jordan Kelemen that was a suprise attack and the American's and british were not attacked. Yet they still offered help in terms of medical and financial aid to sri Lanka.
30 thousands that was just in one city
@394pjo - I wonder how many more Afghan children the Taliban will have to shoot in the face for the temerity of going to school before you would turn your ire on them. But then those children were girls, so you probably think they had it coming.
@@LOPCOPIDS sources? Which city? Were they actually civilians? Was it a taliban controled area? How many were subjecated under taliban rule? Stop spreading bs.
My request to all muslims
Plz once read teachings of Gautam budhha then decide who is the real symbol of peace Gautam budhha or prophet mohammed.???
Muhammad didn't tell us to smash idols he said I worship which I worship and you worship what you worship. Egypt has all their statues, Greeks still have all their statues and so much more.
Material things are perishable. They can't destroy buddhas pure principles and truths. Buddhas noble eight fold path is the greatest knowledge gifted to us.
@star 3 yeah. My point of view is if people start to think about their desire and if they realize these desires are like waves of ocean(coming and going) then they will start following buddha. Impermanence and reality should be realized inorder o follow buddha.
@star 3 yep, As i understand, Unconditional Love and compassion are key of Buddhism. With unconditional love and compassion we can achieve nirvana.
can see why Burma does not want Islam
Ignorance
@@wilfthebig7910 well look at Afghanistan that use be buddhist country. no buddhist there today and talivan destroys statutes. look at Africa no peace with them. when they cone to other countries they cause probkems. ni way be allowed build church or temple in saudi arabia and if was buikt other islamic countries probaly smash down
@@martincrazereptiles8477 There is plenty of Egyptian statues, Greek statues and others. We have our religion to follow and unto you is your own religion. Islam has been in Afghanistan for almost 1200 years but with wahhabism a NWO puppet spreading their terrorism across middle east and south Asia
Go heal true people who are dying everywhere in the world instead of repairing this piece of stone lifeless.
Eren KSNG that is what the Taliban said as justification to destroy the Bamyan Buddhas.
@@Zenoithegreek Do you have a proof for what you're saying ? I think no..
They destroyed them because of religious motivations not because they wanted us to heal true people.
It does seem very cruel...do most people in Afghanistan and South Asia even remember their ancient Buddhist heritage? How many of their ancestors once followed this faith?
Buddha is the hearts and minds of the true believers. No one can take that away. Same goes to the true believers of any other faith. Statues can be rebuilt. What we build today will be seen as History by the future generations. Rather sad they give themselves a bad name when we all can share this world in harmony.
Abrahamic religions always do this...
It might sound strange and racist but it is truth that Taliban (Pashtuns) destroy anything that is not link to Pashtun tribe. Every history is written by dictatorship in Afghanistan is false.. For example Bamiyan Buddha is in Hazara region and is the identity of Hazaras was destroyed..
Please stop this. Do not associate all Pashtuns with the Taliban. You have no idea what you are saying. And yes you are racist by equating all Pashtuns to terrorists. We are a tribe that has suffered the most from these monsters.
If all Pashtuns are not terrorists but all Talibans are Pashtuns, so you tell me who’s right?
These Hellenistic-buddhas were made 1600 years ago. They were made by the greeko-Bactrian kingdoms that were exiled here before Alexander’s invasion who then intermingled with local population. All of this a 1000 years before hazaras even found Afghanistan. Absolutely nothing to do with hazara sorry. Furthermore, this was a covert Pakistani ISI plan to wipe Afghanistan history and culture as in order to delegitimise as Pakistan was a country made with no history or anything. Complete Jealousy. So stop spreading misinformation
@@mountainbreeze4176 Indeed. It has nothing to do with the Hazara's of today. I cant believe Azra doesnt know how the statues got destroyed. How Pakistans ISI was behind it. I recently saw a show where a Hazara anchor interviewed a previous Talib who explained how it happened. Its surprising how little Afghans know about their own history. Also, both of you have been rude. Refrain from cussing each othee.
Afganistan telah menghancurkan dirinya sendiri dengan mengadopsi budaya kekerasan negara lain yang sesungguhnya tidak sesuai dengan budayanya. Makanya negaranya tidak pernah damai dan rakyatnya sejahtera. Kenapa karena budaya yang dianut tidak sesuai dengan leluhurnya.
Basi leluhur. Kita Orang Minang juga banyak memusnahkan budaya leluhur. Tetapi, lihat pengaruh Orang Minang di Indonesia.
Religion of peace.........
Akarsh Srivastav they destroy the established systems in pieces. More like religion of piece..
Karma always comes back , they destroyed Buddha , they destroyed themselves
That's why India is a shithole 😂
@@wilfthebig7910 like Pakistan lmao
Hats off you sir...
I am Hazara Bamyan is our main place in Hazarajat our olders says before islam we were Buddist and then we converted to islam and i am proud Muslim i am sad about Buddah
@RJ ENTERTAINMENT but now we are muslim by force or by favor it don't matter
Y world making Buddha like Chinese Man..?
When He belongs to South Asian Ethnicity.
😂😂😀
@@smartbaba1321 Buddhas have supernatural power to change form. Buddhas can change into an African if he wants to
@Kleco102 nepalese are tibeto chinese
Why people cant understand that we all are human being s and everyone have the same blood why people are like this actully im not blaming only muslims coz in every religion there are good ones and bad ones too
They belong to the great Ashokan Era,.. 3rd century BCE... The empire that gave the national emblem of Republic of India,.
Buddha said it best- life is pain and suffering
One day Afghanistan will be in peace and all the people can return back to their lovely home. I did a vacation there. One of the best country in many views. Nice people, nice culture, nice landscapes and of course nice FOOD :)). Wars has stopped the country to develop. So sad.
Props to the Afghans for trying to preserve their history.
I hope for peace in their country.
Time will come Har Har Mahadev
*True colour of Islam it is*
Blinded by wahabnism
I saw the documentary about the Buddha statue of bamian. Pakistani engineers went to Afghanistan and destroyed it using dynamite. Think about it that statue was in Afghanistan for 1000s of years and no Afghans ever touched it. Quran says “ for you is your religion and for me is mine”. It also says
“Treat non-Muslims in a kind and fair manner (60:8)”. As you just watched it’s the Muslim Afghans who are putting pieces back together. Pakistan destroyed Afghanistan and will keep doing, because they want Afghanistan to be depended on them for everything. Tliban is an Urdu word. They are created and supported by Pakistan. Am a Muslim I will not destroy anything of any other religion. We Muslims know to love our religion and respect others.
What about stolen "Moyur Singhason" made by Emperor Shahjahan?
Does India getting it back from Britain?
Because that is Indians history too.
Atleast they didnt destroyed that
The Peacock Throne was taken by Nadir Shah of Persia and after he died, the Throne was destroyed and the ornaments it was designed with were taken by his servants. So this time you cannot blame the British.
Have Some Shame
*BBC come to Nigeria. Our pastors and priests have people destroying ancient artefacts like these in their hundreds yearly. People are told that the reason why they are poor and sick is cause their forefathers bowed before these. You guys focus on Middle East like you don't know that these things are getting destroyed in Nigeria on weekly basis.*
*I'm Nigerian.*
By the way its budh country
why take such pain to destroy..when there are 100s of Asian countries that would come forward to take whole statues...Send those to India or SriLanka or any country
Namo buddhay 🙏♥️
Jai bhim jai mim🥰
It's sad to see that Afghanistan was better 1000 years ago, when Talibans weren't there.
السلام علیکم (Peace Be Upon You) !! Peace will come between Taliban & the Afghan government انشاءالله (Insha Allah "If God is willing"). I'm so sorry we have destroyed our history by some extremists and we all Afghans know that Pakistan's ISI was behind Budha statue undermining in Bamiyan Valley. Respect of other religions is a great part of ISLAM.
Pakistan should be destroyed.....to protect our culture.....our values
Honouring symbols of polytheism is completely against Islam. Do you not know the story of Ibrāhīm? I suggest you read surat al-Anbiya and reflect upon the story of Ibrahim when he smashed the idols worshipped by his people.
@@abdul-rahmancaliforniastan3071 we use the same argument to fuck mosques. In Hinduism morning should be quite.... favourable conditions for yoga.... Azan is disturbing us...but we care about others rights. The day it happens in India.... believe me we will destroy all mosques.
@@abdul-rahmancaliforniastan3071 Why should people care what is against Islam,or for that matter,any religion? I suppose,you know that your religion is only one of some 4000 religions, and nobody outside of Islam gives a modicum of consideration as to what conforms to Islam or what transgresses it. Honestly, nobody cares what Islam thinks of polytheists or idolators.
If you are so obsessed with your religion,and think that polytheism or idolatry is wrong, I challenge you to prove why they are wrong. Polytheism or idolatry is as bad as monotheism or worshipping an invisible deity.
If you can prove to me using sound, tenable, objective arguments and logic that polytheism or idolatry is bad, then you have any right to degrade polytheism or idolatry, otherwise your subjective opinions don't matter to anyone,they are void and meaningless.
@@abdul-rahmancaliforniastan3071 الحمد لله (all praises and thanks are only to Allah) my brother !! I'm proud of being Muslim and I know the mentioned Suras (Chapters) of Holy Quran, but no one can convert any one forcibly to Islam. I was 14 in Kandahar city Afghanistan when Budha statue was demolished, defacto Muslims Masjeds (Mosques) and shops were destroyed in Burma and Hindustan or some other places in reactions. تفسیر (Interpretations of the holy Quran is very crucial in reasonableness way) Islam is the religion of messages. We can give messages and to inform Non-Muslims brothers & sisters that not to worship idols, which are made by their hands (Idols can never be God, they are man made) Worshiping of Idols is in Arabic شِرک ( Shirk "making partners to almighty Allah or God" ).
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Excellent news!. 👍
A wise man once told, "You can be all peaceful, but you can't sleep beside a mad dog".
good job my brothers
*for the destruction of parents of the afghanistan(their history)
Taliban destoyed buddha statues, they then get destroyed by American forces. Karma is quick and fair
I think you don't watch news properly America is the one who begging to get exit path from Afghanistan. 😂
@@saifaliabbasi9036 taliban lost control of afganistan government. Now they hide in mountains. Karma is real and fair
@@happyskippy they are still on ground and finding Americunts
Destroy Islam.
Most loved person in world
Men of peace and silence
This show the difference of your teaching M.. And such a wise men teaching he inspired people to stay calm, sense your inner strength and your teaching well world knows