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The site at Ayodhya is important for the
Hindus all over the world, since that is where they believe that Shri
Rama was born - a belief that has a continuous tradition of more than
3000 years. For the Hindus, the issue is not one of mere bricks and mortar,
but to rejuvenate a pride in our culture and civilisation. In addition,
the Hindus have made numerous efforts of getting back the site in a peaceful
manner.
A Shri Rama Janmabhoomi temple can only
be built at the Janmabhoomi, and nowhere else. A library, or any other
similar structure, can be built anywhere else, even next to the temple.
In the Hindu tradition, places of worship have co-existed with places
of learning.
The reasons for having communal disharmony
has an unfortunate history going back to prior to the coming of the Shri
Rama Janmabhoomi movement to the centre stage. The cause for the disharmony
has nothing to do with the Shri Rama Janmabhoomi movement. Communal harmony
can be improved by addressing the real causes of the problem, and not
by constructing a library, or any other similar structure, at the Shri
Rama Janmabhoomi. |