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1 tweets 659 reads Apr 09, 2023
When Anchor said "Mughals destroyed Hindu temples"
Rajdeep Sardesai retorted "What about Buddhist temples destroyed by Hindu kings?" (at 2.05)
Dear @sardesairajdeep, I CHALLENGE you to name three Hindu kings who destroyed Buddhist temples.
Just three.
Au contraire, I can give you the names of hundreds of Hindu kings who built Buddhist establishments. From their own authentic inscriptions and records.
@sardesairajdeep This myth of Hindu kings destroying Buddhist temples was planted by Marxist propagandists.
One of the names they frequently cite is Mihirakula. They claim that the Hindu (Huna) king Mihirakula destroyed Buddhist temples.
This myth is based on very late sources and sectarian…
@sardesairajdeep @Tara_Deshpande @TenzingLamsang A Chinese pilgrim visited Gandhara when Mihirakula was ruling over Gandhara. Mihirakula's capital was in Gandhara
The Chinese pilgrim did not find any destroyed Buddhist temples. On the contrary, he found that Buddhist temples were flourishing under Mihirakula's reign.
This is…
@sardesairajdeep @TenzingLamsang Remarkably, a copper scroll inscription was discovered from Talaqan, Afghanistan.
This inscription was issued by Hephthalite Huns of Mihirakula's line.
It records the donation to a Buddhist stupa by these kings.
Yet, completely disregarding the primary evidence, one…
@sardesairajdeep @TenzingLamsang This is exactly how fake news is spread.
In 1961, Marxist historian Romila Thapar claimed Pushyamitra Sunga destroyed 84,000 Buddhist monasteries.
After she was debunked by many scholars, she revised her stand.
In 1998, she herself admitted that these stories are…
@sardesairajdeep @TenzingLamsang This Torana was donated to Bharhut Stupa by a Shunga vassal named Dhanabhuti.
Far from persecuting Buddhists, Shungas patronized Buddhist temples.
Disregarding this archaeological evidence, Shungas are accused of destroying Buddhist stupas.
The source of these propagandist…
@sardesairajdeep @TenzingLamsang What they ALWAYS tell you- Pushyamitra destroyed Buddhist temples (which is proven FAKE).
What they NEVER tell you- Nalanda university was built by the HINDU king Kumaragupta.
This is based on contemporary inscription and undeniable.

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