Ox's Sorrow

 

Ox's Sorrow

 

Agudengba met Mr. Niu, and Mr. Niu said to Agudengba: In the Buddhist world, although the status of cattle is not as high as that of Hinduism, when Buddhism is withering in India, the fate of Indian cattle has encountered greater challenges.

In the 7th century AD, Islam rose rapidly in the Middle East and then expanded in all directions. Beginning in the 8th century AD, Islam began to penetrate into the South Asian subcontinent. By the 12th century AD, the influence of Islam in India had greatly increased. In the 16th century AD, the monarchs of the Mughal Empire had basically conquered many Hindu kingdoms on the Ganges and Indus plains. Islamic culture took root in the great plains of northern India.

Mr. Niu said that the attitude of Muslims who believe in Islam towards cattle is just one word - eat. There are many records of eating cows in the Quran: Ibrahim "quietly went to his family and brought a fattened calf. He brought the calf to the guests and said: 'Why don't you eat it? !'" So among other things, Hinduism and Islam are naturally opposed to each other in terms of their attitudes toward cows.

In the first few centuries, due to the large number of Hindus, Muslims were more respectful and polite to cows. Mughal emperors would also protect cows and assuage Hindu revolt. Hindus are generally docile. As long as Muslims kill cows, eat cows and sell beef, they pretend not to see it.

But after the arrival of the British colonists, the situation changed. Because British people also love to eat beef. So the British, as conquerors, favored the Muslims when it came to how to treat cattle. As a result, Muslims who have lost their restraints have become bold and unrestrained when it comes to killing cows and eating beef.

Lord Niu told Agudumba frankly: In South Asia, the two major groups, Hindus and Muslims, clashed over the worship of cows and the killing of cows. From the British perspective, the conflict between the two sides was conducive to their colonial rule. Therefore, instead of resolving conflicts, the British indirectly intensified them. The conflicts between the North and the South became increasingly larger and more intense, and eventually became irreconcilable, becoming the root cause of the eventual separation of India and Pakistan.

After listening to Mr. Niu's narration, Agudenba fell into deep thought.

At this time, Mr. Niu opened his voice and sang the tragic "Cow Song":

 

Cows in this world,

You can never find your place,

Some people worship cows as holy gods;

Some people despise cows as devils;

different people,

Have a different look at cattle.

 

Cows in this world,

Never find the opportunity to be independent,

Some people regard cattle as labor force;

Some people regard cows as lunch.

different cows,

But always have the same bad luck.

 

Cows in this world,

I will never find a way to save myself,

Some people characterize cattle as slaves;

There is a cow who regards people as the King of Yama,

white cow,

You can only wear a garland around your neck.