Meaning , “ A Place for all religions “
In his autobiography , Mahatma Gandhi wrote ( not
verbatim , but in the essence ) :
“ Initially , I debated what should be my
attitude towards other religions ?
I came up with the concept of : Sarva Dharma Sahishnuta (
Tolerance for all
religions ) :
On deeper thinking , I realized that this
was a wrong attitude . It implied that the other religions are somewhat
inferior to my own but I must tolerate them
Then I found my inner peace when I thought
of the ancient Hindu Philosophy of ,
“ Sarva Dharma Sama Bhava “
( Equal respect for
all religions ) “
That brings me to my own solution for the Ayodhya – Ram Mandir – Babri Masjid tangle , as suggested in my following blogs ( sent as E Mail to all Policy
Makers / the Supreme Court / AIMPLB Members etc ) :
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ReachOut Time [ 20 Sept 2013 ]
Yogiji! Make it a “ WIN “ for all [ 03 April
2017 ]
Yogiji ! Thisis Your moment [ 11 Aug 2017 ]
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followed by this email to the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court [ 12 Aug
2017
] :
Dear
Hon CJI Shri Khehar :
I urge your lordship to send my proposal
to :
·
Parties to this litigation
·
All Political Parties,
And request them to file their response
before 30 Sept 2017
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I am glad my suggestion has found an echo in the
following news report appearing in DNA ( 02 Oct
) :
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“ All faith structure offered for Ayodhya “
With Ram
Janamboomi-Babri Masjid dispute once again taking centre stage, a
Pune-based educationist has offered to build a world class multi-religious complex
at the site to cater to all religions.
Chairman of Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) Peace
University Dr
Vishwanath Karad, who himself is a
designer, has also petitioned
the Supreme Court to admit him as a party in order to present his
suggestions to amicably settle the century-old dispute between the two
communities.
At a time when Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and even many government
functionaries are demanding construction of Ram temple ahead of 2019 elections,
the move assumes considerable significance.
Karad, who is holding a round-table meeting here on Monday with
religious leaders as well as government officials, is offering to build a Viswadharmi
Sriram Manavatha Bhavan — that includes an idol of Lord Ram at the centre and nine structures belonging to
different religions radiating on different directions on the 67-acre
land acquired by the government three decades ago to showcase 'sadbhavana' of
ancient Indian culture. The complex to use Makrana marble in its construction
will cost Rs 2,200 crore, according to Karad.
The Pune educationist said he had been working on to evolve a
solution to the vexed issue in a way that there is no sense of defeat to any party. He claims
to have discussed the issue with Ram Vilas Vedanti,
former executive president of Ramjanambhoomi Nyas, Shia leader Syed
Kalbe Rasheed Rizvi and other leaders. Karad said he got enthusiastic since a
Vedanti, perceived as a hardliner agreed to the suggestion of making Ayodhya
and the disputed site an "all-religion worship place".
Karad has set up
five universities in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh with several colleges and
institutions. This also includes MIT Peace University, which will house largest
brick and mortar dome in the world. The dome, spread across 160 feet in diameter
and is 190-foot high, will cover a 65,000-square feet complex. As of now, the
Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy, has the largest octagonal brick and
mortar dome in the world. Like the planning, design, calculations, and
construction of this dome has been done by the professors, engineers,
architects, artisans and students of MIT, he offers the expertise to build structures at Ayodhya as
well.
In an affidavit
filed before the apex court, Karad has presented architectural features called 'Temple
of Humanity' or Viswadharmi
Sriram Manavatha Bhavan , which will give equal
space to all the eight (8) major religions.
The design envisages a huge central dome of about 360 ft. diameter
covering a circular central World Peace Prayer Hall. At the centre of the hall
is statute of Lord Ram. Eight places of worship in eight directions radiate
around the perimeter of the Central
World Peace Prayer Hall.
The radiating structures will include a ,
·
Mosque along with a " Holy
Quran Dnyan Bhavan " representing Islam,
·
Church along with a " Holy
Bible Dnyan Bhavan ", representing
Christianity
·
Vihar along with a " Holy
Dhammapad Dnyan Bhavan " representing Buddhism,
·
Dehrasar along with " Holy
Agam Dnyan Bhavan " representing Jainism,
·
Synagogue along with " Holy
Torah Dnyan Bhavan " representing Jewism,
·
Agiary along with " Holy
Avestha Dnyan Bhavan " representing Zoroastrianism,
·
Gurudwara along with " Holy
Shri Guru Granth Saheb Dnyan Bhavan " representing Sikhism
·
and also a structure
to represent Bahai, Tao, Shinto, Zen, Confucian etc
.
It is estimated that the distance between each religious place of
worship around the perimeter of the Central World Peace Prayer Hall will not be less than 450-500 feet
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Dear Fellow Indians :
I urge you
to lend your support to the above proposal of Dr Karad , by forwarding this blog to
This is your
chance to influence the DESTINY of , not only India but of the entire WORLD , which is on the
verge of getting split along petty / false religious beliefs
03 Oct 2017
www.hemenparekh.in
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