"It remains certain that brahminical sects didn't, as they're said to have done, practice tolerance towards Buddhists & Jains; on the contrary, they fomented religious conflicts in ancient or medieval India." - DN Jha, historian

A quick 'contextual' thread on hindu terrorism 1/4
Appropriation of Buddha as Vishnu Avatar and other brahminical nonsenses intended to suppress Buddhism and Jainism. This step also catalysed a sociological role in justification of the expropriation, for which Hindutva trollers/historians on twitter thump their chest.
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Appropriation of Buddha as Vishnu Avatar and other brahminical nonsenses intended to suppress Buddhism and Jainism. This step also catalysed a sociological role in justification of the expropriation, for which Hindutva trollers/historians on twitter thump their chest. 2/4
Appropriation of Buddha as Vishnu Avatar and other brahminical nonsenses intended to suppress Buddhism and Jainism. This step also catalysed a sociological role in justification of the expropriation, for which Hindutva trollers/historians on twitter thump their chest. 2/4
Appropriation of Buddha as Vishnu Avatar and other brahminical nonsenses intended to suppress Buddhism and Jainism. This step also catalysed a sociological role in justification of the expropriation, for which Hindutva trollers/historians on twitter thump their chest. 2/4
Appropriation of Buddha as Vishnu Avatar and other brahminical nonsenses intended to suppress Buddhism and Jainism. This step also catalysed a sociological role in justification of the expropriation, for which Hindutva trollers/historians on twitter thump their chest. 2/4
Destruction of the buddhist sites/shrines/monasteries and hinduisation of the space.
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Destruction of the buddhist sites/shrines/monasteries and hinduisation of the space. 3/4
Destruction of the buddhist sites/shrines/monasteries and hinduisation of the space. 3/4
Destruction of the buddhist sites/shrines/monasteries and hinduisation of the space. 3/4
Destruction of the buddhist sites/shrines/monasteries and hinduisation of the space. 3/4
The contemporary narratives that ancient India has been tolerant are inured with the interests of political agenda to whitewash the crimes committed by the Hindus against Buddhists and Jains so as to divert social discourse.
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The contemporary narratives that ancient India has been tolerant are inured with the interests of political agenda to whitewash the crimes committed by the Hindus against Buddhists and Jains so as to divert social discourse. 4/4
The contemporary narratives that ancient India has been tolerant are inured with the interests of political agenda to whitewash the crimes committed by the Hindus against Buddhists and Jains so as to divert social discourse. 4/4
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