The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times July 2014 | Page 74

Buddha – The African
by Laila Ali

Personally, I have always been
interested in learning about my own
history. My family is Mughal from
Pakistan. However, we have very
African looking people in our family
and even now kids who look black
Mongolian! So when I heard about
Black Buddha, I wanted to share my
findings as it makes so much sense to
me from a personal stand point and
answers many of my questions.
Let me be clear. The Japanese who
brought Buddhism to the West bring
a form of Buddhism that borderlines
racism. The Japanese as Whites have
been equally oppressive in their
efforts to write Black people out of
Buddhism. When you study
Buddhism you are studying Black
History.

The ancient Buddhists were
Black. They were call Dravidian or
Naga people. They both know the
history of Blacks in Buddhism but
they do not teach this history.
However, in ancient times the
Japanese used to respect African
people. The 1st Shogun of Japan was
a man of African descent. This is not
taught in Japanese history.