Scientist recreating Afghan Buddha Statue
I’m reminded of something by Shafiq-ur-Rehman’s which went like:
“yeh ayeena khandaan main barsoan say chala aa raha hay.. kayee baar.. toota.. gum.. hooa.. laikin khuda ka shukar hay yeh abhee tak salamat hay”
Would it really be ‘historic’ if it’s recreated??
I liked the other ideas of leaving them be cuz that too was part of the culture.. or history if you would.
Excerpt:
"International outcry followed the destruction of the giant Buddhas, which were chiseled into the cliff more than 1,500 years ago in Bamiyan valley on the ancient Silk Route linking Europe and Central Asia. The fundamentalist Taliban considered them "idolatrous" and against the tenets of Islam."
Firstly, the Taliban did not make a very smart move by trying to obliterate the statues. They're wonderful historical objects to be preserved for posterity in museums, etc. Secondly, a natural question arising from reading the article is: why did Buddhism not thrive in this region on the world? It would be interesting to know the reason.
Budhism did thrive in that region. Majority of Punjab to Afghanistan was budhist at some time. Real question to ponder upon is why it did not stay that way.
I think Taliban earned the curse of Budha and their own Afghan ancestors who created those statues with respect and passion with their own hands.
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and whose curse did the buddhists face which made them disapear from the land????
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I think Taliban earned the curse of Budha and their own Afghan ancestors who created those statues with respect and passion with their own hands.
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That's strange, because I remember when it was happening and the whole world was horrified, thinking no, no one can be that jahil, a friend of mine called and said calmly, 'You watch, these animals won't survive for long. They've taken on immense bad luck for themselves.' It wasn't too long before her prophecy came true.
^Really is that why negotiations with the Talib have been underway for some time to share power in some Afgani districts again? 
Despite all the crap above on curses and the rest, it was a bad move on the Talibans side. They could have used that dynamite more productively.
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Despite all the crap above on curses and the rest, it was a bad move on the Talibans side. They could have used that dynamite more productively.
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I agree :D
Sad to see the world coming forth to offer money for statues instead of offering money for the charity of the Afghan people who so badly needed it.
Absolutely my sentiments. These bleeding heart liberals will spend there time and energy on some statue but will not be willing to help the people who really need help. What a shame?
Kaleem bhai God helps those who help themselves.. if the people can shed their destructive mentalities and learn something maybe someday they too will be able to achieve such scientific marvels that can 'recreate' history.
Maybe it wasn't done in the name of destruction or anti-scientific sentiment but rather performance art.
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Kaleem bhai God helps those who help themselves.. if the people can shed their destructive mentalities and learn something maybe someday they too will be able to achieve such scientific marvels that can 'recreate' history.
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Their "destructive mentalities" are a direct result of 25 years of war. Children have been raised knowing nothing else, except for war. Saying that they don't deserve charity because they are "destructive" is like saying Pakistani's don't deserve any sort of charities because they are all corrupt. Don't lump the whole population together.
they could have used this money for more important causes than to reconstruct these mud and clay statues. 
The original and historic statues are lost, thanks to the narrow mindedness of those talibz... Let those destroyed statues stay there to mark the dark ages of that country under those bigots and use this money elsewhere, for the proper development of this country!!!!
Karina, I wouldnt call it a curse, but it became predictable that these talibz were looking for trouble and trying their best to seal their own fates when they started doing all those stupid things. They blew the oppurtunity (after consolidating their rule) to become able administrators.
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The original and historic statues are lost, thanks to the narrow mindedness of those talibz... Let those destroyed statues stay there to mark the dark ages of that country under those bigots and use this money elsewhere, for the proper development of this country!!!!
Karina, I wouldnt call it a curse, but it became predictable that these talibz were looking for trouble and trying their best to seal their own fates when they started doing all those stupid things. They blew the oppurtunity (after consolidating their rule) to become able administrators.
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Spock, there are sentiments attached. It may have been merely a stupid act for you, but for Budhists in Japan it was sacrilege. Suppose some muslim holy building or monument was blown up, wouldn't the muslims try to rebuild it?
People say children were starving in Afghanistan. But any aid went down the drain. It was used to buy weapons so that the Taliban could fight different factions and stay in power. Aid workers were in danger all the time. You cannot help such people until they have a proper govt and laws in place.
^Well said, where is it?!
You mean to tell me the bombing and ongoing slaughter of thousands of innocents is in vain.
The poppy harvests booming Taliban back in control in places and all you can whine about in proxy for the Japs at that, are some idols?
Come come karina how many buddhists veiwed the places as a shrine.
Chota how many muslims view the Tashkent museum as a shrine? but i'd be mighty pissed if someone destroys the ancient and precious copies of Qur'an stored there..
Let's not just play the blame game.. The statues were as much a part of Afghani heritage as the pyramids are of Egypt.. how would we feel if a sanctioned Egyptian extremist government decides to blow up the pyramids cuz they are of pagan origin anyway..
You need to brush up on your Islamic history Baba, the Albanian Pasha's used the pyramids and countless Egyptian statues for target practice with their newly imported cannons.
These things happen let's not kid ourselves that re-creating or indeed literally turning back the clock would somehow shower Afghanistan with magic golden dust and turn it into the next Paris as far as tourism goes.
What good is a piece of physical culture or history if no one can go and see it?
Chota - I am sure you have similar views on 'BABRI' Masjid too.
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You need to brush up on your Islamic history Baba, the Albanian Pasha's used the pyramids and countless Egyptian statues for target practice with their newly imported cannons.
These things happen let's not kid ourselves that re-creating or indeed literally turning back the clock would somehow shower Afghanistan with magic golden dust and turn it into the next Paris as far as tourism goes.
What good is a piece of physical culture or history if no one can go and see it?
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i dont think egyptians want to get rid of pyramids,greeks and romans
their heritage .