Kapilvastu Day Movement Global Committee Formed
Posted by Ram Kumar Shrestha on May 12, 2010
As part of the World Peace Movement, Nepalese people living in different parts of the world last year decided to commemorate Lumbini and Kapilavastu, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, by observing Kapilvastu Day as a global holiday in order to spread the Buddha’s peace and nonviolence messages all over the world. The Buddha is revered as a Messenger of Peace. He is also known as the Light of Asia who is actually the Light of the world as his message of peace and nonviolence has become more relevant as the world is facing the problems of violence today. The world today has become more violent than ever before. Therefore, we have decided to spread the messages of the Buddha all over the world by observing Kapilvastu Day every year.
Originally, on December 1, 1896, Dr Anton Führer, a German archaeologist, had discovered the Buddha’s birthplace when he found the Asoka Pillar at Lumbini. Even though this site was first discovered by Khadga Shamsher Rana before Führer had reached the site but Führer is credited for this discovery as he brought it into light and made it known to the international community.
The Asoka Pillar is the most important evidence that Buddha was born in Lumbini. Therefore, it was decided to observe December 1 as Kapilavastu Day. The historic Kapilavastu, located close to Lumbini, is considered to be another holy pilgrimage for the Buddhists since it was the place where the Buddha grew up and which he later renounced seeking to understand the cause of human sufferings. The result of years of excavations and researches by numerous national and international teams has been that Tilaurakot is the historic Kapilvastu which UNESCO should certify as another World Heritage, next to Lumbini.
After celebrating the Kapilvastu Day as the Global Day for the first time in history on December 1, 2009, we discussed on how to keep the program going ahead. Hence a 19 member committee (which will be of 21- member in the future) has been formed as the Kapilvastu Day Movement Global Committee under Ram Kumar Shrestha’s leadership. The committee is constituted as follows:
- Ram Kumar Shrestha Global Coordinator, UK
- Abi Sharma Coordinator, Canada
- Baburaja Maharjan Coordinator, Newzealand
- Bhanu Poudyal Special Coordinator, Canada
- Binay Shah Coordinator, Hongkong
- Chandra Rai Coordinator, Canada
- Dr. Hari Kumar Shrestha Coordinator, Taiwan
- Hari Nepali Coordinator, Qatar
- Laxman Devkota Coordinator, Portugal
- Laxman Puri Coordinator, Nepal
- Mrs Laxmi Simkhada Coordinator, USA
- Om Gurung Coordinator, Japan
- Raj Shrestha Coordinator, Nepal
- Ramhari Shrestha Coordinator, UK
- Santosh Neupane Coordinator, Belgium
- Miss Sanu Ghimire Coordinator, Australia
- Shailesh Shrestha Coordinator, USA
- Shambhu Kattel Coordinator, USA
- Sujan Neupane Coordinator, Australia
To make the movement more effective and to simplify the decision making process of the committee a nine member secretariat has been formed and the secretariat members shall be the regional coordinators of corresponding regions as follows:
a) Baburaja Maharjan (Australia, Newzealand and surrounding countries),
b) Hari Nepal (Middle East),
c) Binay Shah and Om Gurung (Japan, Hongkong, China and surrounding countries),
d) Shailesh Shrestha (USA and South America),
e) Chandra Rai (Canada)
f) Santosh Neupane (Europe).
g) Raj Shrestha (SAARC)
The Global Coordinator shall be the Chief in the secretariat which shall be located in London.
Bhanu Poudyal shall be designated as the Special Coordinator, to inform those who are misinformed particularly on Lumbini, and the birth place of the Buddha.
To smoothly spread the Movement’s Peace Mission at national and International levels a seven member Advisory Board shall be formed with the following members:
a) Mr. Agni Frank Eickermann (writer, Founder of Spiritual Teachers Training, Alpha Chi Consultants, and “Path into Light”, Speaker: Spirituality, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Feng Shui, Management solutions, Golden Age, USA),
b) Dr. Arzu Rana-Deuba (CA member and MP),
c) HE Deepak Khadaka (Consulate General, NSW, Australia),
d) Ms Domo Geshe Rinpoche (Spiritual Director, White Conch Dharma Center, USA),
e) Dr. Kavitaram Shrestha (writer and founder of Aswikrit Movement),
f) Mr. Rajendra Shrestha (former minister), and
g) HE Dr. Rishi Adhikari (Nepali Ambassador to Malaysia)
The Movement expects coordination and cooperation in attaining its objectives from Nepal government, intellectuals, journalists and all peace movement committed institutions from different part of the world and committed to give its hands to all peace loving institutions.
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Dr. D.P.Tewari said
Congratulations for this nice effort. If required I can also support your organization for promoting the activities.
Dr. D.P.Tewari
Prof & Head
Department of Ancient Indian History and Archaeology
University of Lucknow
Lucknow
Mobile 09415021908
harold said
If you go to http://www.infinitenetworks.com you will see a 12 part series that exposes the woman calling herself Domo Geshe Rinpoche as a total fraud, con artist and cult leader.
The Dalai Lama was contacted and his office stated that he had officially recognized a small Tibetan boy as the official incarnation of Domo Geshe and not this woman.
The 14th Dalai Lama is both the religious and secular head of the Tibetan people and his statement of recognizing another person should be all that is needed.
Please google Domo Geshe fraud and she the various websites that utterly disclaim this woman and the fraud that she is committing.
You need to investigate this woman and demand proof from her that she is an officially recognized tulku (Rinpoche) in the Gelupa lineage that she claims to be a member of.
She can’t because you will discover that she will claim that she in in the process of being RECOGNIZED. That’s right, she will admit that no Tibet Buddhist sect has offically recognized her. She has been claiming for years that she is “in the Process”.
Please do your own in depth investigation and if she can’t provide proof you must remove her from your advisory committee.
Harold said
Please google http://www.domogesherinpoche.org or http://www.domo-gesherinpoche.org.
This websites show the two officially recognized reincarnations of Domo Geshe Rinpoche.
One site is from the followers of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and the other is from the followers of His Holiness Trijang Rinpoche.
Marjorie Quinn aka Marjorie Dadak aka Tara Wangchuk aka Domo Geshe Rinpoche has NEVER be recognized by any one.
Harold said
Please contact the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at ohhdl@dalailama.com and they will confirm that this woman is a fake.
dharmafrauds said
There is a new website called http://www.dharmafrauds.com.
It has done an 8 part series on the woman claiming to be the reincarnation of Domo Geshe Rinpoche.
It shows her to be a total fraud, con artist and cult leader.