According to ancient Tibetan history, the last so called Tibetan emperor Lang-Darma was assassinated in interest of Tibet. But the question is, was he solely assassinated for the interest of the country? Or was his assassination was just a conspiracy in interest of Buddhism?
The most historians of that time had written, him as ‘a monster with horn in the head’ who was on the pace of evacuating Buddhism from Tibetan soil. So I believe their judgement of an event was one sided and Pro-Buddhist interpretation rather intellectual understanding of an event. They answered why he was assassinated, ‘because of his of anti- Buddhism act which harm sentiments of Buddhist population but they haven't answered why he was on that way.
A recent discovery by some intellectual ‘quotes that flourish of Buddhism led to the declination of economic development of Tibet, a country once with power to annex whole central Asia. So, may he being emperor of Tibet and being a responsible person for the economy of a country, he might have taken such drastic steps. Which made him an enemy of powerful elites and nobles who were Buddhist.
After his assassination, once again Buddhism flourished but contrary then their believe Tibet became more divided, economically weaken and for 400 hundred years Tibet left without a king who can rule entire Tibet as a country. Moreover his death was followed by civil war and the dissolution of the Tibetan empire, leading to the Era of fragmentation.
Therefore, 1) If assassination was in interest of Tibet why Tibet weaken rather than becoming more powerful and unified.
(2) The second argument is a popular belief of Buddhist mythology that the four sons of Jajima who constructed Bouddhanath. ‘After completion they prayed for their next life ‘ and believe is that they prayed only for themselves, leaving animals who transported bricks, stones and soils.
So the elephant move by uncompassionate behavior, in anger against them offered a prayer that he be born demon in the next life to dismantle what four sons of Jajigma prayed. while a crow who was listening each and every prayer, heard the prayer of elephant, who prayed for the destruction of the holiest religion, and he prayed that he be born to protect religion, which elephant prayed to destroy.
And later in next life elephant was born in the form of Gyalpo Langdharma and his assassinator was not other than that crow (Lha Lung Pay Kyi Dorje) who prayer to protect religion. Now it depends on us whether to believe in myth that too is a Buddhist interpretation or to search for a logical answer without being influenced by Buddhist study.
Reference:
http://info-buddhism.com/Tibetan_Buddhism_Compassioate_Killing_King_Langdarma-Jens_Schlieter.html
Wikipedia Boudhanath Mythology
The most historians of that time had written, him as ‘a monster with horn in the head’ who was on the pace of evacuating Buddhism from Tibetan soil. So I believe their judgement of an event was one sided and Pro-Buddhist interpretation rather intellectual understanding of an event. They answered why he was assassinated, ‘because of his of anti- Buddhism act which harm sentiments of Buddhist population but they haven't answered why he was on that way.
A recent discovery by some intellectual ‘quotes that flourish of Buddhism led to the declination of economic development of Tibet, a country once with power to annex whole central Asia. So, may he being emperor of Tibet and being a responsible person for the economy of a country, he might have taken such drastic steps. Which made him an enemy of powerful elites and nobles who were Buddhist.
After his assassination, once again Buddhism flourished but contrary then their believe Tibet became more divided, economically weaken and for 400 hundred years Tibet left without a king who can rule entire Tibet as a country. Moreover his death was followed by civil war and the dissolution of the Tibetan empire, leading to the Era of fragmentation.
Therefore, 1) If assassination was in interest of Tibet why Tibet weaken rather than becoming more powerful and unified.
(2) The second argument is a popular belief of Buddhist mythology that the four sons of Jajima who constructed Bouddhanath. ‘After completion they prayed for their next life ‘ and believe is that they prayed only for themselves, leaving animals who transported bricks, stones and soils.
So the elephant move by uncompassionate behavior, in anger against them offered a prayer that he be born demon in the next life to dismantle what four sons of Jajigma prayed. while a crow who was listening each and every prayer, heard the prayer of elephant, who prayed for the destruction of the holiest religion, and he prayed that he be born to protect religion, which elephant prayed to destroy.
And later in next life elephant was born in the form of Gyalpo Langdharma and his assassinator was not other than that crow (Lha Lung Pay Kyi Dorje) who prayer to protect religion. Now it depends on us whether to believe in myth that too is a Buddhist interpretation or to search for a logical answer without being influenced by Buddhist study.
Reference:
http://info-buddhism.com/Tibetan_Buddhism_Compassioate_Killing_King_Langdarma-Jens_Schlieter.html
Wikipedia Boudhanath Mythology
