Lingling Gandong is right about the Ganesh in Mactan. He merely read it in Sam Naks article. It appears Lingling is misleading again though, because Sam Nak confirmed that it was the Muslims that destroyed the Varjayana Buddhist faith into extinction since their arrival in Sulu islands in the 14th century. From Sam Nak: Saludos Don Ceferino desde Canada. There was a Ganesh medallion found in Mactan, but it has gone missing like the Calatagan Padmapani medallion from the National Museum collection. I can not retrieve now the archaeological report that mentioned the Ganesh medallion and another Hindu artifact, a lingam that resembles a phallus. There were more Buddhist artifacts like Butuans Golden Tara, which were recovered throughout the islands than Hindu. Linglings knowledge of early Buddhism must have been based on the articles that were written about it by me. The thesis was that there was a predominance of Buddhist influences in the islands than Hindu in response to the interpretation of the Laguna Copperplate Inscription according to the Hindu viewpoint. I had a hand in writing the Wikipedias article on Philippines Buddhism and, specifically, its early phase. Lingling should know that the Muslim missionaries drove the Vajrayana Buddhist faith into extinction since their arrival in Sulu islands in the 14th century. BTW, Glen Sri Yousef is Linglings boyfriend in Nueva Ecija. His real name is Ruwan Werrakkody. I follow the posts in Fil-Hispanic pages. Best wishes!
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 02:53:08 +0000
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