The next morning I was in the monastery. I got there, of course, on the trishaw, which a great many of Cox's Bazar, and indeed throughout Bangladesh. Before we go on foot pier, first through the Arakan, and then the Muslim Quarter. In the first Sando Bata respectful welcome, and secondly to my skinhead escort in dark orange toge relate quite indifferent. Buddhist monk was not such a rarity in the Cox's Bazar.
We were lucky. There was a deep shade. From the pier to the boat had to jump on board and bridges, spread through the black mud. The boat was fast and domchal us to the island in less than an hour. Remember the felucca, which taschila a thick rope to a huge shark. On the surface was visible only to its huge head. Along the perimeter of the island surrounded by tidal or mangrove thickets.
On the pier, we immediately went to a Buddhist monastery. This is where my conversation with the rector interrupted cry "Allahu Akbar". Was a creek just above my ear. The mosque is built into the wall with the wall of the monastery. In fact, according to Islamic law, the chapel should be built at a respectful distance from the shrines of other religions. In real life everything happens in a different way. On a small island had to get on the Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus.
Brozhu of Arakan village lnuschey to the monastery. In the shade of palm trees sheltering huts of bamboo and cane. In some yards powdered tanakhoy women simplest machines to weave cloth to sew from the capes and skirts. A dense material that goes to traditional bag over his shoulder. At their zherdochke weighs an entire collection. Multicolored floral torbochki look stain.
Know that the life of peasants in the Buddhist-Islamic environment not so easy. Their land they have little or none. Industry helps. Rohingya involved and the specific businesses such as samogonovarenie. The demand for alcohol among Muslims there. Rohingya - born fishermen. Under the canopy sits very colorful old. In ugolochke lips clamped thick cigar and the deft hand of cut fish. Neither give nor take - the wife of an old pirate. That is because the Bengalis called Rohingya "might" or "magh," which, according to some researchers, is a pirate. Indeed, over the centuries Arakan kingdom known for its powerful fleet that controlled the mouth of the Ganges. One can only imagine the armada of sailing ships, vyplyvayuschih because of the island. And the sails were usually black.
Many hodilo and free pirate sudenyshek. Their riotous team found a suitable partner: Portuguese seafarers, adventurers. Together, they lead to the horror of merchant ships. Not brezgovali and the slave trade. Slaves were sold to the Dutch trading post, which was littered with Koromondelskoe coast of India.
All this is now in the past as a prosperous kingdom of Arakan. But under his rule at that time was a large part of modern Bangladesh. In Arakan chronicles referred to the 12 Bengali principalities, conquered armies and fleets of Arakan kings. In general, in the historical annals mention 314 Arakan monarchs who ruled for five centuries. They belonged to and a major port of Chittagong, in Arakan "Saytagaun" that is interpreted in two ways: "warlord" or "fortress". Special significance to Arakan reached in the middle of XV century, when the King of Ba For MDP, and having an Islamic title - Kalima Shah. No, it was not a Muslim, and zealously practiced Buddhism. Just to enforce the King of Arakan have been and magometane. In addition, Ba Co MDP wanted to be on an equal footing with the Mogul. Over time, Arakan kingdom weakened. In 1666, it lost Chittagong, and in 1784 lost its independence at all. Rohingya same - Buddhists have long lived in these places, a result of Muslim rule. According to preliminary estimates, currently Rohingya in Bangladesh has more than 200 thousand. They live in India, in the states of Tripura and Mizoram. In Myanmar the same Arakane them about 2 million. All of them - Buddhists.
We were lucky. There was a deep shade. From the pier to the boat had to jump on board and bridges, spread through the black mud. The boat was fast and domchal us to the island in less than an hour. Remember the felucca, which taschila a thick rope to a huge shark. On the surface was visible only to its huge head. Along the perimeter of the island surrounded by tidal or mangrove thickets.
On the pier, we immediately went to a Buddhist monastery. This is where my conversation with the rector interrupted cry "Allahu Akbar". Was a creek just above my ear. The mosque is built into the wall with the wall of the monastery. In fact, according to Islamic law, the chapel should be built at a respectful distance from the shrines of other religions. In real life everything happens in a different way. On a small island had to get on the Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus.
Brozhu of Arakan village lnuschey to the monastery. In the shade of palm trees sheltering huts of bamboo and cane. In some yards powdered tanakhoy women simplest machines to weave cloth to sew from the capes and skirts. A dense material that goes to traditional bag over his shoulder. At their zherdochke weighs an entire collection. Multicolored floral torbochki look stain.
Know that the life of peasants in the Buddhist-Islamic environment not so easy. Their land they have little or none. Industry helps. Rohingya involved and the specific businesses such as samogonovarenie. The demand for alcohol among Muslims there. Rohingya - born fishermen. Under the canopy sits very colorful old. In ugolochke lips clamped thick cigar and the deft hand of cut fish. Neither give nor take - the wife of an old pirate. That is because the Bengalis called Rohingya "might" or "magh," which, according to some researchers, is a pirate. Indeed, over the centuries Arakan kingdom known for its powerful fleet that controlled the mouth of the Ganges. One can only imagine the armada of sailing ships, vyplyvayuschih because of the island. And the sails were usually black.
Many hodilo and free pirate sudenyshek. Their riotous team found a suitable partner: Portuguese seafarers, adventurers. Together, they lead to the horror of merchant ships. Not brezgovali and the slave trade. Slaves were sold to the Dutch trading post, which was littered with Koromondelskoe coast of India.
All this is now in the past as a prosperous kingdom of Arakan. But under his rule at that time was a large part of modern Bangladesh. In Arakan chronicles referred to the 12 Bengali principalities, conquered armies and fleets of Arakan kings. In general, in the historical annals mention 314 Arakan monarchs who ruled for five centuries. They belonged to and a major port of Chittagong, in Arakan "Saytagaun" that is interpreted in two ways: "warlord" or "fortress". Special significance to Arakan reached in the middle of XV century, when the King of Ba For MDP, and having an Islamic title - Kalima Shah. No, it was not a Muslim, and zealously practiced Buddhism. Just to enforce the King of Arakan have been and magometane. In addition, Ba Co MDP wanted to be on an equal footing with the Mogul. Over time, Arakan kingdom weakened. In 1666, it lost Chittagong, and in 1784 lost its independence at all. Rohingya same - Buddhists have long lived in these places, a result of Muslim rule. According to preliminary estimates, currently Rohingya in Bangladesh has more than 200 thousand. They live in India, in the states of Tripura and Mizoram. In Myanmar the same Arakane them about 2 million. All of them - Buddhists.
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