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    Burmese Buddhists in Canada denounce any violence conflict with loss of human lives regardless of race and religious backgrounds. They are further concerned that, this conflict has been grossly exaggerated and misled by the radical extremist to destroy the peaceful religion of Burma. One of the articles written by journalist Gwynne Dyer paints Burmese people and Buddhist monks as suppressors of minority group, without proper inquiry, evidence and complete research.

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    Burmese Buddhists in Canada denounce any violence conflict with loss of human lives regardless of race and religious backgrounds. They are further concerned that, this conflict has been grossly exaggerated and misled by the radical extremist to destroy the peaceful religion of Burma. One of the articles written by journalist Gwynne Dyer paints Burmese people and Buddhist monks as suppressors of minority group, without proper inquiry, evidence and complete research.

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    BurmaBuddhistAssociationofOntarioStatementforViolenceinRakhineState inBurma Dated:August17,2012

    InlightofviolencerepercussionsandvolatileconflictsbetweenRakhinepeopleand thesocalledRhohingyasinRakhineStateofMyanmar(Burma),weasBurmaBuddhist AssociationofOntariowouldliketoexpressourconcernsbeforemisunderstandingsescalate further. WewouldliketostateclearlythatasBurmeseBuddhistsinCanadawewouldliketo expressourutmostsadnessthatmanyhumanliveshavebeenlostfrombothsidessincethe incidentstartedweeksagoinNorthernRakhineState,Burma.Whileweleaveallthedetailed eventsofuprisingtoexpertsfromUNandIndependentinvestigatorswhicharecurrently undergoing,BurmaBuddhistAssociationofOntarioandallMembersofBurmeseCommunity inTorontodenounceanyviolenceconflictwithlossofhumanlivesregardlessofraceand religiousbackgrounds. Wearefurtherconcernedthat,thisconflicthasbeengrosslyexaggeratedandmisledby theradicalextremisttodestroythepeacefulreligionofBurma.Therearemanyscrupulousand fabricatedpictures,videosandarticlesoninternet1andnewsmagazinescreatedand/or supportedbyradicalextremiststakingadvantageoftheseincidentstogainInternational immunity,fundsandaids.OneofthearticleswrittenbyjournalistGwynneDyer(BadDaysin Burma,Embassy,Aug1,2012)notonlymakesthematterworsebutalsopaintedBurmese peopleandBuddhistmonksassuppressorsofminoritygroup,withoutproperinquiry,evidence andcompleteresearch.Thistypeofjournalismshouldbediscouragedasitdamagedthe reputationofBurmaasawholewhichhasmoreethnicgroupsthanmanyotherneighboring countriesandhavebeenlivingpeacefullyregardlessofraceorreligiousbackgroundfor decades.WeareconcernthatInternationalCommunityallovertheworldtakeitasrealon whattheyseeandhearoninternet,foreignnewsmediaetc.GwynneDyershouldapologizeto BuddhistmonksinRakhinestateandBurmesepeopleingeneral.Webelievethetruthwill prevailafteralltheindependentinvestigationsarecompleted. WebelievethatthecurrentconflictintheRakhine(Arakan)stateofBurmaisnota religiousconflictbetweenBuddhistsandMuslimsbutitsacommunalconflictbetweenthe

    economicmigrants(fromBangladesh)andthepeopleofRakhinestatewholivetherefor severalthousandyears.Wewanttostatethatthisisanisolatedincidenttakenplacein northernpartofwesternBurmaandtheremainingpartsofBurmaarenotaffected. WewouldliketoclarifythatBurmesepeoplelivepeacefullywithallracesandreligious groupsandhasbeenknowntobeamulticulturalcountry.Weareproudtosaywehaveas manychurches,mosques,hindutemplesandofcoursepagodasineverymajorcitiesandeven smalltownsandvillagesthanmanyothercountriesandpeoplestrifetolivepeacefullyfor decades.OneofthelargestMosques,aChurchandSulePagoda(secondmostfamousBuddhist PagodainRangoon/Yangon),allthreemostprominentreligiouslandmarksstandsidebyside inthecitycentreofYangon,Rangoon(formercapitalofBurma). AsMahadhammikaBuddhistTempleofTorontoandonbehalfofBurmaBuddhist AssociationofOntarioweagainwouldliketostressthatwedenounceanyviolenceconflict withlossofhumanlivesregardlessofraceandreligiousbackgrounds.Wehopeandpraythat thisconflictwillendpeacefully. Mayallviolenceendspeacefully. Mayallbeingbeinpeace. ReverendSayadawsand ExecutiveCommitteeofBurmaBuddhistAssociationofOntario MahadhammikaTemple 12,HighMeadowPlace Toronto
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    LinkstorelatedstoriesonevidenceoffabricatednewsandvideoscirculatedbyRadical ExtremistsfromPakistan.

    PakextremistsexaggeratingviolenceagainstBurmasMuslimstofundownagendas

    http://tibet.net/2012/08/15/pakextremistsexaggeratingviolenceagainstburmasmuslimstofund ownagendas2/

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