In the sixth century before the Christian era, religion was forgotten in India. The lofty teachings of the Vedas were thrown into the background. There was much priest craft everywhere. The insincere priests traded on religion. They duped the people in a variety of ways and amassed wealth for themselves. They were quite irreligious. In the name of religion, people followed in the footsteps of the cruel priests and performed meaningless rituals. They killed innocent dumb animals and did various sacrifices. At such a critical period, when there were cruelty, degeneration and unrighteousness everywhere, reformer Buddha was born to put down priest craft and animal sacrifices, to save the people and disseminate the message of equality, unity and cosmic love everywhere. www.indianest.com
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The Saini power and the Surseni state practically ended when Maha Padma Nanda (founder of the Nanda Dynasty) came to power. Line 83, section II of Majjima Nikaya (Buddha's short dialogues) shows that Avantipura, King of Surasena invited Lord Buddha and was the first among the Surseni chiefs through whose agency Buddhism gained ground in Mathura region. Origin of the Saini Caste by Prof. Kartar Singh
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