Buddhism in Africa, Why no penetration?
I am intrigued by the lack of penetration of Buddhism in the South African continent.
It is not that difficult to comprehend.
If one looks to India to the East, China has resisted it for centuries.
India is no exception.
China of course evicted DalaiLama and killed millions in the name of Communism.
India for it to keep its class and caste prejudices wanted it out sooner than late.
In the North where Buddhism had penetrated to Persia which is currently Iran.
Muslim expansion in North Africa effectively blocked its penetration.
What about the West Africa?
Germans have effectively, the missionaries had no place for for indigenous people.
Another religion which preached peace had no valid currency.
What about the South Africa?
It is again colonization and sometimes extermination of tribes could not tolerate, a peaceful religion.
East, again from Sudan to Somalia tribal and religious animosities still simmering, Buddhism is an antithesis.
What about Sri-Lanka’s contribution?
Surprisingly nil, since it practices a modern method of discrimination using religion as a scapegoat.
Above question made me to read a little bit of the history of mankind of the past five centuries.
No religion can cover the atrocities of war of the white man in full gear.
Religion was only a decoy or a cover up of expansion and extermination.
Summary of it goes like this.
1. South America Total annihilation by Spanish and isolation to small pockets.
2. North America Even worse and no Apache was the goal.
3. Africa From Belgium(Central) to West to South Africa it was combined effort of the from French, German, to English.
How come when a peaceful religion and its present advocates, preaches war in the name of religion now as a method of logic and suppression of reason can penetrate Africa when it cannot penetrate its own brethren?
It is the sad truth of 21st century history and politics.
