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Tuesday, November 04, 2008 6:30:13 PM (IST) Bangalore: 'Pejawar Swamiji Distorting History' - DSS Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore (SP) Bangalore, Nov 4: State convener of Karnataka State Dalit Sangharsh Samiti Lakshminarayan Nagawara has strongly condemned the plea made to the dalits by the Pejawar Math Swamiji Vishweshateera, advising them not to join Buddhism. "Pejawar Swamiji, by saying that Buddhism is a section of Hinduism, is trying to distort history. He is trying to conceal the fact the leaders of the Vedic culture of the propagators of the order of the casteism worked to destroy Buddhism from the country," he alleged. Under any circumstances, Buddhism is not a part of Hinduism. It is a different religion having its own identity altogether, Nagawara asserted. He has also questioned the genuineness of the description of Buddhism as made by the Pejawar Swamiji, that Buddhism believes the world to be a myth. Hinduism is corrupted by ignorance, superstition, hoary beliefs, inequality and untouchability. There is a need for the Swamiji to realize the scientific superiority of Buddhism over other religions, he added. He also blamed the Swamiji for his misguided advice made to the dalits to join the Arya Samaj, which is a part of the Vedic culture of Hinduism. Lakshminarayan added that Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar has correctly guided the dalits towards Buddhism, the religion that is rich in human values and follows principles of equality.
