India reassures Nepal after Jaishankar’s Buddha remark

印度外长苏杰生称“佛陀”是印度人，事后印度政府安抚尼泊尔

NEW DELHI: India moved to quell a new controversy over the birthplace of Gautama Buddha after the Nepalese government took exception to foreign minister S Jaishankar claiming Buddha was Indian.

新德里：印度外交部长苏杰生声称佛陀是印度人，尼泊尔政府对此表示反对，随后印度采取行动平息了这场有关佛陀诞生地的新争议。

Addressing a CII event on Saturday, Jaishankar had said, “Who are the greatest Indians ever that you can remember? I would say one is Gautam Buddha and the other is Mahatma Gandhi.”

周六，苏杰生在印度工业联合会（CII）举办的一场活动上发表演讲时说，“谁是你记忆中最伟大的印度人?”我认为一个是佛陀，另一个是圣雄甘地。”

To the extraordinarily sensitive Nepal, already tense about the downward spiral in bilateral relations with India, this was added insult. Nepal’s foreign ministry issued a sharply worded riposte said, "It is a well-established and undeniable fact proven by historical and archaeological evidence that Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal. Lumbini, the Birthplace of Buddha and the fountain of Buddhism, is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites.”

对于格外敏感的尼泊尔来说，这是火上浇油。尼泊尔本就对与印度双边关系的急剧冷却感到紧张。尼泊尔外交部发表尖锐措辞反驳：“历史和考古证据证明，佛陀出生在尼泊尔蓝毗尼，这是一个公认的、不可否认的事实。蓝毗尼是佛陀和佛教的诞生地，是联合国教科文组织世界遗产之一。”

On Sunday, the MEA said reassuringly, “EAM’s remarks yesterday at the CII event referred to our shared Buddhist heritage. There is no doubt that Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini, which is in Nepal.”

周日，印度外交部安抚称:“昨天外交部长在CII活动上的讲话提到了我们共同的佛教遗产。毫无疑问，佛陀出生在尼泊尔的蓝毗尼。”

Nepal’s foreign ministry statement added prime minister Narendra Modi had, during his visit to Nepal in 2014, said that "Nepal is the country where the apostle of peace in the world, Buddha, was born."

尼泊尔外交部的声明还说，莫迪总理在2014年访问尼泊尔期间曾表示，“尼泊尔是世界和平使者-佛陀诞生的国家。”

"It is true that Buddhism spread from Nepal to other parts of the world in the subsequent period. The matter remains beyond doubt and controversy and thus cannot be a subject of debate. The entire international community is aware of this," the Nepal statement added.

“的确，佛教在随后的时期从尼泊尔传播到了世界其他地区。这个问题是毫无疑问，毫无争议的，因此不能成为辩论的主题。整个国际社会都对此非常清楚，”尼泊尔的声明补充道。

The new controversy, ironically, comes on the day when the Indian Army donated 10 ICU ventilators to the Nepal army, which was handed over by the Indian ambassador Vinay Kwatra in Nepal.

具有讽刺意味的是，这场新争议发生的当天，印度军队向尼泊尔军队捐赠了10台ICU呼吸机，并由印度驻尼泊尔大使Vinay Kwatra转交。

Nepali Congress spokesperson Bishwa Prakash Sharma took strong exception to the Indian foreign minister's claim. "Lord Buddha was born in Nepal. We have reservations toward the Indian foreign minister Jaishanker's statement against historical facts that the land is in today's Nepal," he tweeted in Nepali.

尼泊尔国会发言人比什瓦·普拉卡什·沙玛强烈反对印度外长的说法。“佛陀出生在尼泊尔。我们对印度外长苏杰生违背历史事实的声明有所保留，佛陀出生地属于今天的尼泊尔，”他用尼泊尔语发推文说道。

Since Nepal changed its political map and included Indian territories in Lipulekh, the Indian system has frozen out Nepal. The Indian government has refused to hold talks on the territory issue while these new maps, which India considers to be illegal are around. India believes Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli is bent on ruining bilateral ties while cosying up to .

自从尼泊尔更改了政治版图，把印度领土纳入利普勒赫之后，印度就开始排挤尼泊尔。印度政府拒绝就领土问题举行谈判，印度认为新地图是非法的。印度认为尼泊尔总理奥利在讨好的同时，也在破坏双边关系。

Nepal government is trying hard to hold talks with the Indian system, but neither the Indian government, nor the ruling party BJP wants to give any opening to the Nepali government to start talks. However, the Indian government has made it clear that its problems with the Oli government notwithstanding, there would be no let up in its engagement with the Nepali people.

尼泊尔政府正努力与印度政府进行谈判，但印度政府和执政党人民党都不愿向尼泊尔政府敞开谈判的大门。然而，印度政府已明确表示，尽管与奥利政府存在问题，但与尼泊尔人民的接触不会松懈。

以下是印度时报读者的评论：

译文来源：三泰虎 http://www.santaihu.com/p/50530.html   译者：Jessica.Wu

Siv Sarkar

Did Nepal exst when Lord Buddha was born? It was all India then.

佛陀诞生时，尼泊尔存在吗? 那时的尼泊尔所在的地方都属于印度。

Rajat Lahiry

Time India conveys this information to this Nepali idiot.

印度是时候把这些信息传达给尼泊尔这个白痴了

Mukesh

In fact, all Nepalese are Indian.

事实上，所有尼泊尔人都是印度人。

Anonymous Delhite

Cool. Declare Nepal a disputed territory.

宣布尼泊尔为有争议的领土。

Shubham Parashar

India gives GIFTS , IMPORTS of all essential commodities to Nepal and Nepal shows ungrateful eyes to India .. We cant let Nepal fall in hands of just becoz one FOOL Oli .. BJP Govt will do the same what it did to Maldives .. Just wait n Watch

印度给尼泊尔捐赠物品，出口所有必需品，而尼泊尔却对印度忘恩负义。我们不能让奥利把尼泊尔送给。人民党政府会像对待马尔代夫那样对尼泊尔采取措施的，等着瞧吧

Shyam Mohan

Siddhartha was born in Nepal, Buddha was born in Gaya under the Bodhi tree, thats why he is called Buddha and not Lumbina

悉达多出生在尼泊尔，佛陀在伽耶的菩提树下成佛，不是蓝毗尼，所以才被称为佛陀。

ersanjeev Koul

Now India has to bow to petty fries like nepal also because they are run by fuel.

现在印度也不得不向尼泊尔这样的小国家低头，因为他们有撑腰。

Gaga Gamer

Anyway, Buddha is always referred to as a philosopher, spiritual leader of "ANCIENT INDIA" ( see any book, history, Encyclopedia, etc), not ANCIENT NEPAL.

无论如何，提及佛陀时，大家都认为他是“古印度”哲学家、精神领袖(可以查看任何书籍、历史、百科全书等)的，不是古尼泊尔的。

scarface Chattopadhyay

What else do you expect out of the stooges.

还能指望这些走狗干什么好事?

Rudraksha Mehta

Siddarth was born in Lumbini but Buddha was "born" in India. Without India there would be no Buddha, period.

悉达多出生在蓝毗尼，而佛陀“诞生”于印度。没有印度就没有佛陀，就这样。

Ullatt Subhas

My historical understanding of the birth place of Gautama Buddha was Bodhgaya.

根据我了解的历史，佛陀的出生地是菩提伽耶。

Stud baker

When Buddha was born perhps nepal was part of Greater India. Most of the surrounding countries except were carved out of India. Hence Buddha was born in then Mahabharat.

佛陀出生时，尼泊尔属于大印度的一部分。除了，周围的大多数国家都是从印度分割出去的。因此佛陀诞生于印度。

stupid Indians

Why not India a part of Nepal?

为什么不说印度是尼泊尔的一部分?

Nemam Natarajan Pasupathy

There was neither Nepal nor Afghanistan during the time of Buddha .It was one big Bharath Varsha. Where he attained enlightenment? The birthplace of Buddha is presently in Nepal. That is about all.

在佛陀时代。既没有尼泊尔，也没有阿富汗，只有一个大印度。佛陀是在哪里悟道的?佛陀的出生地目前属于尼泊尔。差不多就是这样了。

Valen Tino Hick

Nepali politicians are good capitalist.

尼泊尔的政客都是优秀的资本家。

Rajesh

when will India start to tighten the screws on Nepal by sowing down the supplies.

印度什么时候才能开始通过削减供给来对尼泊尔施加压力呢?

Maverick Tiranga

There was no foookkking Nepal when Buddha was Born. Get over yourself you Nepalese little thapa boys.

佛陀出生时，根本没有尼泊尔。别自以为是了，你们这些尼泊尔小子。

Debasish

Prince Gautam was born in Lumbini. This is fat. He left Lumbini at a very young age. This is also fact. After enlightenment he became Buddha in Bodh Gaya, Bihar (India) THIS IS THE BIGG FACT....

高塔姆王子在蓝毗尼出生，这是事实。他在很小的时候就离开了蓝毗尼，这也是事实。开悟后，他在比哈尔邦的菩提伽耶成佛，这更是事实…

Think before you speak

Tomorrow Pak calls Shri Guru Nanak as Pakistani. There was no formal Nepal at times of Magadha empire and all parts were under India. Lumbini in present day Nepal doesn't mean that Budha is Nepalese..

明天巴基斯坦会称圣人那纳克是巴基斯坦人。在摩揭陀帝国时期没有尼泊尔，所有地区都在印度的统治之下。蓝毗尼在今天的尼泊尔并不意味着佛陀是尼泊尔人…

BJ

When and where did Nepal born? Nepal is part of united India and it will be united to India soon.

尼泊尔是何时何地出生的?尼泊尔是印度的一部分，很快就会被印度统一的。

AnuRajesh Bhartia

We as Siddart in Nepal ,in Bihar he became Buddha

佛陀在尼泊尔是悉达多，在比哈尔邦成佛

Balachandran Menon

Nepal can claim Ram but India cant Budha?

尼泊尔可以声称罗摩是尼泊尔人，印度就不能称佛陀是印度人吗?

Puran Prasad

Nepal is older than India

尼泊尔比印度更古老