Portuguese Catholics Against Buddhism

Buddhist Prayer With Francis In Ancient Catholic Church Fulfills Prophecy

In the 16th century a pagan relic venerated as a tooth of Buddha came into the possession of the Portuguese. One eastern king who had a devotion to this relic offered an absurd amount of money to the Portuguese in exchange for the said relic. The Portuguese secular authorities were in favor of the exchange but the catholic clergy were against it. The vice king of India Constantine of Bragança sided with the clergy and handed the tooth to the archbishop of India Gaspar de Leão. The archbishop publicly pounded the tooth to smithereens with a mortar and pestle, then he threw the powder into a fire. Then when the fire burned out, he threw the ashes into a river. He did this chanting prayers of exorcism. This shows what the true Catholics think of Buddhism.

Diogo