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The CONTROVERSIAL Origins of Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom, Cambodia | Ancient Architects
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- Опубликовано: 18 апр 2021
- Often falling in the shadow of the fabulous Angkor Wat, the Bayon temple of the neighbouring Angkor Thom, Cambodia is a breathtaking, richly-decorated Khmer Buddhist Temple built in the late 12th or early 13th century AD.
It was the state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist king Jayavarman VII, situated in the centre of his capital Angkor Thom. Now, there is controversy about the origins of this temple, recently discussed by Praveen Mohan on his very successful channel. Watch his video here: • 𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐍𝐎 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 𝐀 𝐃𝐎𝐂...
He calls it the forbidden documentary and gives his reason why no documentaries exist on this specific Cambodian Temple, even though there are dozens on the subject on RUclips.
He states that the true history of Bayon is that this was originally a Hindu Temple, transformed into a Buddhist, a true history that is denied by authorities.
Is this correct? Is there a conspiracy? Watch this video to learn more about the true origins and the ancient architecture of Bayon Temple and Angkor Thom in Cambodia.
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this temple is millions of years old.
@@JUSTINmmm lol... What?
@@patrickdwyer320 lol ok maybe not millions, but Angkor wat depicts 4 tusked elephants beings used in a battle which has wild implications since it went extinct 4 million years ago experts say
Thank you for not inventing controversy for the sake of views. Can you imagine hacking your way through the jungle and coming upon this site long after it had been abandoned? It really is an incredible ancient site.
I have visited Siem Reap twice and I believe these temples are definitely Hindu. The Khmer also built the Sukhothai Temples and I live in Sukhothai. The Khmer used slave labour and it is recorded were very cruel. Eventually the Siamese rose up and conquered the Khmer and set about to destroy the Khmer Empire. By this time the Siamese had adopted Buddhist teachings. What you called a snake is a Nagar. From Nakar and the word root is nak as in snake. Trace it back to Ancient Persia.
I found Praveen’s observations fascinating, his ability to recognise Hindu from Buddhist design most valuable, and while I agree Ancient Civilisations made incredible achievements, using science and technology, some of which is outside our current knowledge, I still believe these things were achieved by humans.
Praveen’s constant challenge to our perception of the past stimulates interest and provokes serious thought. He makes us realise just how great the achievements of the past were. I would argue that Indian Princes played a major role from Burma/Myanmar to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaya, Indonesia and the Philippines than is explained in our history books.
There is much disagreement about the history of the area and the modern governments do not want to resurrect old differences. South East Asia wants peace and the good life, not conflict over old wars. The region is now predominantly Buddhist. 🙏
Ayuthaya is just a province of Khmer before.
to be honest about Bayon Temple name when i was young we all {Khmer} call it Prahm bayon, never call bayon,
@@Tibun-lj5zkKhmer is not Cambodian.
It is spectacular temple and magnificent site. I was there five years ago. Thank you for the memories. I agree it was both Hindu and Buddhist at different times of history. 👍💯🇬🇧
Thanks - that seems to be the case!
@@AncientArchitects If you see hindu and buddhist as different religion then you may be always confused in eastern civilisation's history...... but if see them both as one religion called DHARMA with both having different philosphy and same goal.... Then you will get answer of many questions..
@@himanshu768well said buddy. Buddhism never was a religion but humanity way of life. Monks are the Law giver aka priest hood aka Levi tribe...
It's not conflicting if it's both a Hindu and a Buddhist temple at the same time, seeing as The Buddha was born a Hindu, and his philosophy was in fact just a very refined element of Hindu philosophy. The flowers and fruits of Buddhism stem from the roots of Hinduism.
Interesting perspective. Have kings ever practiced both religions, or would a king make a temple for both religions to pacify his people? Maybe! 👍
@@AncientArchitects -- Very good questions. I can't say I know of any specific kings that practiced both philosophies, but during The Buddha's time there were a number of Hindu kings that reached out to The Buddha to help establish kingdoms based on a balance between normal daily life required to maintain a fully functioning kingdom and the pursuit of enlightenment.
@@AncientArchitects Yes, many SE Asian kings, queens and nobles are believed to practiced some form of Hindu-Buddhism, and courts often patronized both Buddhist sangars and brahmins following Shaivite, Vishnuite and other hindu sects. Most notably King Kertanegara of the Singosari Empire in Java (the immediate predecessor of the Majapahit empire) practiced a form of tantric hindu-buddhism and assumed the title of Siwa-Boca or Shiva-Buddha.
@@AncientArchitects One needs to understand that even the present day hindus respect n pray to budhist n jain gods too we usually dont consider them as separate religions probably even in the past things co existed peacefully together
Shout out to Praveen! Buddhist temples seem to be the most stunning..
EDIT: Or, Hindu! 😉
I love Praveen🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Praveen is told ture.
On the basis of Praveen Mohan analysis... I'm a proud fan
went to look at Angkor Wat on GE recently and was amazed at the countless surrounding temples and structures which never get any attention...so I made a video on them zooming in on the various sites in the area...glad to see you address this, thanks!
Yeah - there are a lot of sites that don’t often get talked about
@@AncientArchitects I spent hours scrolling around there lol ...Id guess the Pohnpei island which Nan Madol is on probably is similar but buried in jungle...love the channel and content btw!
People seem to forget, Buddha, was a Hindu.
And so Jesus
Heck yeah! You’ve been killing it with the uploads lately! Thanks Matt!
Hahaha I was exactly thinking about praveen mohan s videos about bayon and angkor. What amazing videos he did! Glad you mentioned him. Great video
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Thanks Matt! The sites in India and Cambodia are just breathtaking. such craftsmanship, great video as always.
Mindblowing stuff. So intricate and detailed.
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One major thing about Parveen Mohan you can't disagree his facts 🙃
Great that you looking to Praveens videos ;)
He have much alternative knowledge, like you!
I am surprised you did not mention the fact that the entire complex is oriented so well to north, south, east, west for the sheer size. 3.25km x 3.25km and yet still aligned so well to the points of the compass. The engineering done to accomplish such a massive task almost 1000 years ago. Absolutely amazing.
The “Angkor Area” is absolutely breathtaking! I cried multiple times while visiting. Cambodia is an amazing country and I hope more people go a spend as much time as possible there. So many temples to visit! Thank you for this video. I have watched it multiple times now. Matt, if you haven’t been, book your ticket!
@Ancient Architects: I've been searching high and low for an answer since I saw Praveen's video. At last, you've saved me. Thank you very much!
I have been there and had some researching and exchange some words with researchers and you can see clearly the differences between the Buddhist ruins and the old structures that are much much older ... You also can watch how the Buddhist constructions differ in style and technique and. Also most of them are falling apart while the oldest builds are in better conditions . The researchers Set a date for the Buddhist ruins but not yet for the pre Buddhist constructions.. There is also a old story about the son of the king becoming Buddhist and years after making new constructions but I dare to say that these ruins are far older . Another interesting topic is the two Dinosaur carves in the wall that cause so many discussions and the similarities with one Indonesian pyramids that is estimated around 28000 years ....
Praveen makes some good videos. I take some of them with a large grain of salt, but they are still enjoyable.
I subscribe and enjoy his videos and we have had positive dialogue in the past. Like everyone in this genre, sometimes I agree and sometimes I disagree, but that’s expected and healthy!
@@AncientArchitects You should consider making a ZOOM summit (or similar platform) for a reasonable discussion on "ancient civilizations". Meaning, You, Praveen, Brian and possibly even Graham. I think everybody would agree that it would be a great happening
@@AncientArchitects What I enjoy about Praveen's perspective is his Hindu knowledge. It gives him the ability to provide context that people without Hindu knowledge just are not aware of.
@@finflwr Yes. That is true but he is insanely biased which is why you should not take his video at face value.
Another thought-provoking video from Matt of Ancient Architects. What has been noted appears to be another instance of religious nationalism, aiming to rewrite history for self-aggrandizement and ritual one-upmanship. This seems to be an eternal problem at it happened in ancient Egypt and Persia, thereafter seen in various places down to the present. What this archaeology reveals is that one of humanity's greatest faults has very deep roots. Both the Buddhist and Hindu art and architectural work are magnificent. That magnificence is spoiled by the less than magnificent, indeed quite shameful, chauvinism. This must be made known, because Santayana was right in saying, as others have as well, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Bro if you can see he has made this video without even visiting it and given his judgement just to create controversy and views. Have some research done first. Do you actually have any insight on both the religions to combine. Your video is just good for RUclips initiated ones. What has happened over the ages moghuls, Europeans Turks destroying hindu temples. This is just saving face of Cambodia to protect its main Buddhist religion. Forgetting fact that Gautam Buddha attained Nirvana as Hindu.
@@shipwreckergupta8109 Your chauvinism here rather weakens your complaints about chauvinism elsewhere. The technical term for that is Hypocrisy.
My fav Cambodian temple has to be Banteay Srei. It's one of the smallest of the grand temples, but it is just gorgeous. These Cambodian temples are insanely intricate.
@Ancient Arcitects: I've been searching high and low for an answer since I saw Mohan's video.... You've saved me, thank you very much!
Thank you for an awesome & erudite video,which touches on all the important points in relation to this stunning place. For a site of great importance, being my last trip to an "exotic" location. I already had various pieces of sculpture, in my collection; to which I wanted to put a place. I have a couple of mother & child pieces,various funeral pots and a very early representation of Buddha, sitting holding one knee. I'm glad I made the effort,if we hadn't rushed the trip;the virus and the ensuing restrictions would have put it off for ,who knows how long? A helicopter trip over the entire complex gives one an amazing sense of just how vest this incredible place once was. Like all these ancient sites,8 feel there is still much to be found. Kudos for yet another superb piece of work,thank you. Very best to you &yours 👋🌟💯✌
PRAVEEN MOHAN THE BEST....
We live in simulation and this is an ancient minecraft site...
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This is the only explanation that makes sense
I have astral project and I believe our souls drive are body I've been having outer body experiences sense 2012 and when I was a kid for 3 years I do believe all souls made what we experience
@@kyleastral4809 I would love to be able to astral travel
@@PatchouliPenny it took me a year to learn how to
Another fascinating video, thanks!
New religions have always adopted old temples and structures, such as the temple of Antoninus, and Aztec sites as well. In time, we may look back and wonder why these sites seem to have a dual purpose.
Beautiful, either way . Thank you, Matt❤⛰❤
Thanks Lynn!
In hinduism buddha is considered as a 9th avatar of god vishnu , you will find buddha idol in every hindu home
Praveen is a legend
Thank you very much, Sir! What a beautiful sight!
Thanks for watching
That picture I sent you of a pyramid a year or two ago is across to the south-west of Bayon. The pyramid's architecture is most similar to Mayan examples in Central America. Anyway, I think most of what you say here is so wrong. The whole country was obviously Hindu - especially Angkor Thom. Where else in the world are there Buddhist temples like those of Angkor?Oh yeah, nowhere!
Love it that you talk about praveen s work!! Are you guys in contact? What do you think of his findings about revolving lingams?
Thank you for letting us into this hidden temple. Similar to the Christian Churches taken over by Islam and vi se versa,
Or indeed the many sites in South America built over with Spanish Churches and Cathedrals.
As always, I learn more from your videos in 10 minutes than I learn in all of school. 😁 Thanks for sharing!
Matthew - Why you are falling for this theory of it being originally Buddhist instead of Hindu is surprising, and your reasons for it are incredibly shallow. Of course the local authorities are going to claim it as Buddhist, it's their tradition! But, because of the smile? The destroyed Buddha? and the continuous construction? Very weak. Did you not watch Praveen's video on Angkor Wat and other temples, and how many other Hindu temples were converted to Buddhist? And how many more were converted to Muslim mosques! It's striking! Besides, Buddha was born a Hindu and never considered an apostate, but subsequent Buddhist leaders wanted to separate themselves from the lowly Hindu origin, and they often did it violently. It's the followers , the true believers, who do the most damage to history.
From what I remember Buddha’s mother was returning from a visit with a large elephant caravan when she went into labor. That would explain the one depiction. Also to reach total enlightenment Buddha fought with a demon in the form of a snake. He had been fasting and meditating for a long period and had covered himself with ashes as the esthetics of his day did. That would explain another frieze. I don’t know the history of the king who built this temple, but if he was a devout Buddhist it would explain a lot.
Its hindu temple , ita lord bharma temple
Another excellent video!
You gave informative and logic explanation of this temple because I had watched pravin video on the same temple but he was little bias on his research, already excited for your upcoming videos. 😊
i too watch Praveen ,and he does get a bit caried away with his interpretation of events sometimes , good to know Ancient Architects looks at the facts and gives an unbiased view of things ..
He’s bound to be biased, he’s a son of Cambodia , he loves the place
Matt how big, both size and weight, are the blocks making up the construction?
I can see how this style of construction could be done by talented people, a lot easier than the top down temples. Still it's beautiful and I never realized it was there, in a way. I have looked at the area several times on goggle earth and thought that was all the same complex. Thanks for your research and video.
Jayavarman VII was converted to Buddhism by his second wife, Indradevi, and was the first Buddhist leader of the Khmer Empire (Cambodia). It well documented the Khmer people were Hindu up to that point.
Jayagiri is the old name of the temple, if you decode this name jayagiri it is "Mountain of Brahma..So by the old name itself it says this was a Brahma temple....:)
Very informative. I visited this temple in late 2019, and the architecture and carvings are incredible, I could have spent hours going round this one temple.
Thank you.
Thanks
Awesome masterwork!
This place has lots of odd maths built into it.
references please mate?
Very interested.
@@stevenrichardson9880 some old book, sorry bro, I've read a lot.
I can say, the author made a number of correlation between Asgards dimensions and Thom, but that was secondary to the distances, area, perimeter measurements and layouts inside Thom. Just lots of curious numbers, but I figure maybe you find them in any structure large enough. Idk
Watch Praveen Mohan on these numbers
Thanks Matt for the intellectual videos you make, good on you
Thank you
The bust at 10.6 is very interesting. The head could easily be based on a cast. The smile is suggested only by the upper lip which looks stuck on like the eyebrows. The rest of the face is passive as it would be during a cast and in anatomical proportion although it is a bit modified. The weird upper lip overlaps the nasolabial folds. The folds should be displaced and deepen as the mouth corners widen and raise with the cheeks. That would be a lot of re-sculpting and a pig to get right- I've done it! I suspect sculptors have used casts a lot for reference in antiquity and we should expect to find this short cut wherever gypsum was available. Or maybe enlightenment does that weird thing with your upper lip?
Namaste 🙏
good investigative research!
Wow I had no idea that Cambodia partnered with Japan for safeguarding Angkor. Thanks for the insights. I suspect it didn't occur to Praveen that the influences could have flipped back and forth more than once as your observations suggest. That may certainly change the way he views a few other sites as well. Which means it will require a bit more sleuthing to resolve the order at each location.
Buddhist last EVERY time
The two countries that occupied Cambodia were France and Japan, and they protected us. They also helped rebuild the temples, especially France. I know people often see colonization as a bad thing, but most Cambodians would rather be colonized by France or Japan than be under a dictatorship that was a former commander of the Khmer Rouge. Who wants a former Nazi commander as prime minister? That's traumatizing!
I love your videos bro!
Thanks mate
The real mystery or "controversy" is that if you examine the locations of all the structures (Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, etc.) using archeoastronomy they mirror the positions of the stars of the constellation Draco or (The Naga). As well, how the constellation looked approximately 12,500 years ago. Those sites may have been "built" by some 12th century king but on a much older foundation.
They are clearly much older than 1000 years.
Omg thank you for making this video i was so bugged at mohan video. We also learned about jaryavarman the 8th converting BAYON to a hindu temple
Budhism is one of the many branches of hinduism which is in itself so vast that it may take ages to explain. Just to make the link please read about the ten avatars of vishnu and you will know that budha is considered to be the 9th avatar of vishnu. I like your work a lot. And it saddens me to listen to your commentary making hinduism and budhism two completely different things. Please document yourself more.
Beautiful
Praveen mohan always ask in his videos at last...
"What do you think? What it is ?"
Actually every historical site has its own history and we should go that places and judge by ourselves with archealogical knowledge rather than believing on historians....
Love this place! How about trying to find some information about the rocks carved in the river? I haven't seen anything about them since an old National Geographic magazine. I went to visit the river in 2000 and was blown away at how well they're preserved. Chur and keep up the good work.
Then goto Praveen Mohan’s channel-he did it....
@@domestique3954 Oh cool cheers
Why no photos or video of the inside?
Fantastic
Cheers mate
Thank you for showing Matt!
How did we forget, how to build like this? Polygonal masonry is wonderful to look at, but it seems so hard to accomplish! The time line is wrong... We have been lied to for centuries!
Why is the site guarded by the Japanese Government if the site is in Cambodia?
no guarded, the money of it's preservation funded by Japanese govt. It's because Cambodia is dirt poor and Japanese govt helped out. Site is of great importance to Mahayana Buddhists.
To: @@RandomUserX99 On the timeline 9:30, it states " The site is safe-guarded by the Japanese Government".
@@jamesparker6876 Safe-guarded means to keep it safe from destruction. The Japanese do this with financial support. I've been to this site and there were no actual Japanese physically guarding the site.
Beautiful place. 🙂
what controversy? Cambodia, Bali and maybe, even Thailand have a mixture of Hindu and Buddhist influences. The kings may have patronized both, just like in early first millinium India. Gradually, over time, Buddhism stayed on as the religion of the masses, and as a state religion, in the far east
So the conclusion is there is Buddha not even said once 😂 he created new religion or something
Littrealy it was his own experience about life he was teaching but his some of stupid.followwrs 😀 name it as religion
Same with Hinduism
At end that teachings come from same.soil on almost same concept to the About the right path
I'm wondering if you and Praveen work things out. Because if I had to choose, I don't think I could.
oh , i'm a bit late tonight , i was welding a petrol tank , who knows in thousands of years someone might look at my work and wonder how i did it , with a stone hammer and a piece of copper rod .... great content again Matt , thanks for the vid..
Squaring the circle is the basic formula for Ascension. Why? Though the 360⁰ infinite circle is 360⁰ there is nothing to establish coordinates from, or points in which to define its center. Where the square being 90° corners times 4 equals 360°, has the points to gain measure to define its center. So in the finite (square), the infinite (circle) defines its center. The center of all things is GOD (all). In us!
Yeah. I'm kind of square too.
Interesting. Never heard of this temple before.
What I find more interesting is why was Angkor "the place" revered by those people
Thanks : )
These lesser known sites need not be overshadowed, particularly if they are contemporary to others.
Part of me wants only the Buddhist temple restored so I can see that phase, but it denies the equally historic Hindu temple.
It's Bhagwan Brahma one of the few temples ❣️
I ❤️ Pavreen Mohan
The Ramayana and Mahabharata depicted on the wall of this temple prove that this is Hindu temple 🙄
Sweet!
oh, great contribution, thanks a lot, indeed. that channel is one of the channels I would like to mark as "never suggest me anything of that channel again. NEVER EVER." on youtube. unfortunately that's not possible.
I'm curious why u feel so strongly anti this channel? Would seriously be interested in the back story to what's gone down. Tx
I can't understand the history at all.... How father being buddhist builds something and then how the son comes as a hindu and builts another thing.....
Now either the hindus and buddhist belong to same religion called dharma or jayaverman 7th was not father of jayaverman 8th.
I am with Praveen Mohan all the way here. Except for the close resemblance of the king and 'brahma' faces. Definitely something big is missing here.
See the lichen growing on the rock surfaces of the Angkor Temple....Uh, Folks that makes the structure thousands of years NOT one thousand years old...Oh one other thing...the scientific precision/knowledge in construction rivals the Great Pyramid...No humans did not conceive and create stone structures in the 'Stone Age'
Absolutely,take a look at the theory of „Mario Buildreps“(YT channel)--He has a theory with a high mathematical probability! 👍
It was called the Stone Age because they mastered it........ as new building materials appeared our knowledge of Stone working disappeared
As Cambodian, Bayon Temple was constructed under Khmer Hindu King, who later offspring converted into Buddhism. Bayan Temple was to memic Lord Brahma while depicting Khmer King his face to help looks after Khmer land and her people...
Sorry but disagree about this being a Buddhist temple. This was a Hindu place of worship first. Praveen called it 100% correct. Even in the main temple area there are many Yoni's disguised and hidden as just being the base section with the original Lingams long gone and been destroyed.
Hooray!
Enjoy!
@@AncientArchitects Cheers! Fascinating, love to take a trip to take a trip! 😉
When not able to outshine the complexity and grandeur of other monuments, architects usually turn to complex symbolism and deep metaphysical and mathematical truths. Also, in some cases maps of their contemporary world and thus location of important places can be incorporated as such.
Please examine the foundations. The foundation is built first. Everything is based and built on the foundation. Note the overall foundation position, design and shape. Next note the lowest and deepest structures upon which other structures are built to determine the true origins and dates. Many structures may be built, changed, destroyed, or rebuilt upon the foundations.
See 06:45. Note the foundations align with the cardinal points of the compass. Note the symmetries and especially the asymmetries. Note the position, design and shape of the overall temple complex and of the “central sanctuary”. Both open to the rising sun in the east. Both designed as asymmetrical yonis, with lingams; the outer large, with sharp edges; the inner smaller, and more rounded. Both balanced with symmetry and asymmetries.
You changed the thumbnail
Matt, if you are now going to switch your attention from the Nile Valley peoples to those of India and surrounding areas, then I suggest that you read an author such as Sanjoy Chakravorty to gain an outline of the religious concoction of the many religions and beliefs that we have come to call Hinduism today. His book, "The truth about us," is a good read for the uninitiated, and an appreciation of his work can ask those who view India and its multifaceted legacies from a westernised hierarchical and now status quo infrastructure, what human values their understandings actually aspire to .
Buddhism....Vedanta. little difference. Same roots.
Amazing ruins.
Im on Kauai Hawaii and I think the same style temples were here too but we're all destroyed in 1819. There are countless thousands of multi ton boulders with the same blackness of age and the same size just laying around. The temples here were destroyed in 1819 by orders given by Kamahumana. I can provide evidence of the ruins if anyone is interested.
Complete Ramayana is carved on its wall, the whole Ankur wat campus was built by Hindus(also ancestors of Buddhists)
I've studied this temple up close. it has been altered the i shaped cuts in the stone like you see in megalithic stones to hold them together are all over the place some horizontal some places only one side of the stones. Showing they have been reused.
Likely is H to B. Praveen is right
what.. nobody denies that the Khmer Empire was influenced by Hinduism
i am a massive fan of this channel but i dont think you can mak a definate conclusion that this was original budhist temple purely based on the factors that you concluded with, ie the history of hindu and budhist rulers, theres a great amount of history that we dont know about the area and alot of mystery surrounding the greater site. also it sounds like just speculation when you say the crouded archectural features, you haven't gone very deep or presented any science liek you usually do, i do agree with you about the over exageration of the conspiracy however most of his videos have a slight aspect of this and you also use the same deceptive/provocative marketing tactics with your titles, but you do make some valid points that definately need more research discussion and documentation to provide better insight
It is to be reinvestigated by unbiased archaeologists and historians. Some say that Buddhists don't worship four heads God, but believe they worship, u can see in their 1000 years old monasteries. If one claims it to be a Hindu temple or Buddhist, need to have archaeological evidences not stories.
Cambodia khmer ancient temples are truly splendid and wondrously human creations heavenly on earth for God to protect humanity here as beautifully as heaven. . .many more Cambodia khmer ancient temples in Thailand or Siam Loas Vietnam where Cambodia khmer empire were there back then all the way to Burma border what is now Mymnama
The thing is either way we do not know factually and history and archaeology always goes with the most obvious, the most obvious may seem factual and rather blatant yet there is wealth of so much more to always consider. To look deeply and deeper into history of Sri Lanka and southern India and anthropology and we may get more answers. Im tending to sway more towards Mohan on this subject as there is a lot more to bare in mind rather than the obvious and religious and political and tourist interested theory. It's still a mystery which is where the beauty of interest lays for me..... Never come to full drawn conclusions on history people, your ruin the future 👍
im usually team matt, but im going to have to lean towards praveen on this one...he is afterall a hindu himself.
(not to mention the buddha was hindu well before he was buddhist.)
I've been there twice.
Thank you. Yes it’s great that the two major religions of the world coexist and cohabit this so that we can enjoy this. 🙏 .
If this was invaded by this other faith, the Jihadists would have destroyed it long time ago.