Kankre Vihar : Nepal’s Best Historical Place Surkhet Nepal
Kankre Vihar Surkhet
Kankre Vihar is an ancient civilization ruin of Nepal. The ruins of Kankre Vihar are the most ruined Buddhist monastery in Nepal. It is an indisputable fact that the Kankre Vihar Surkhet region remained under the then Khush Empire. The historian’s description of the Khush Empire after an objective study of the ancient history cannot be denied.
What is the significance of the Kankre Vihar in Surkhet, which is currently under discussion due to the controversy over whether to allow Buddha statues to be kept or not? Excavations by the archeology department found statues of many deities, including Buddha. The department had ruled that there was a temple here. But who built the temple? How did it break Is it an earthquake or an attack by outsiders? I don’t know anything.
More than two thousand stones recovered from the excavation were listed. After that, there was a lack of budget and everyone is just sitting there. Nobody cares about restoration. Excavations by the archeology department found statues of many deities, including Buddha. The department had ruled that there was a temple here. But who built the temple? How did it break Is it an earthquake or an attack by outsiders?
I don’t know anything. More than two thousand stones recovered from the excavation were listed. After that, there was a lack of budget and everyone is just sitting there. Nobody cares about restoration. This year, on the day of Buddha Purnima, there was a program to place a 17 feet tall statue of Buddha under a tree in Kankre Vihar.
The District Administration Office, in consultation with the Department of Archeology, had given permission to the Committee for the Construction and Preservation of Buddhist Monasteries to place a Buddha statue at the site. After worshiping, the cloth was removed from the face of the Buddha statue and the statue was duly erected.
Despite the initial permission, the administration later said that the statue could not be placed there as per the Forest Act. They did not agree. Seventeen locals and four policemen were injured in the clash. And, the police removed the idol and put it in the truck. The statue, which was duly erected, was hurled to one side of the District Police Office. In protest, there were indefinite shutdowns in Surkhet. But the problem was solved.
On the same day that the Rana Prime Minister Shri 3 Juddha Shamsher deported eight Nepali monks on the charge of preaching Buddhism in the year 2001 BS, the followers of Buddhism recited the Dharma Sutra and besieged Singha Durbar. The traffic in Kathmandu was chaotic. At 12 o’clock, the government called for talks. The talks ended inconclusively.
The government said, “Let’s form a team under the coordination of the regional administrator and solve the problem at the local level within a month.” The agitating party said that a six-member team has already been formed under the direction of the Chief Secretary under the coordination of the Regional Co-Administrator and has gone to the Kankrevihar premises in Surkhet to prepare the report and submit it to the Chief Secretary.
There was no hearing. Again, there is no justification for forming a team under the coordination of the regional administrator. The government agreed to resume talks on Sunday, saying it needed more time to investigate. Meanwhile, a committee called ‘Joint Ethnic and Religious Organization Committee’ issued a press release on July 29 stating that they would hold a masala procession from Mangalgadhi Chowk at 6 pm on Friday, close Surkhet on Saturday and besiege the district administration office on Sunday.
What do you think is the best solution to this problem? Who is trying to escalate this controversy? Who is to blame for the controversy? Is there a statue of Buddha there or not?
