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In reply to the discussion: Armed Buddhists, including monks, clash with Muslims in Myanmar [View all]renate
(13,776 posts)10. you are making an excellent point
I guess I would say that self-identified Buddhists that use violence except in self-defense are like self-identified Christians who do not actually love their neighbors. They are "Buddhists" and "Christians" because they say they are and not because they are actually acting in accord with the tenets of the philosophy or religion they claim to follow.
I really don't intend to start a debate about this. I'm just saying that these monks who (presumably) call themselves Buddhist are not actually behaving in a way that meshes with Buddhist teachings. Maybe they're just imperfect Buddhists, as most if not all Buddhists are. Armed Buddhists are just very conspicuously imperfect....
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Meanwhile back in the good old USA. When people have money disputes they just shoot your baby.
Lint Head
Mar 2013
#1
as well as most of the martial arts. fighting monks, who historically played the same role
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#12
What other group on Earth has killed more brutally than Christians some aspects is Pacifist.
gordianot
Mar 2013
#17
It could be that groups of tens of millions aren't nice, clean monoliths. (nt)
Posteritatis
Mar 2013
#25
This will tell you how fed up the Buddhists are. They are not taking this anymore. n/t
SylviaD
Mar 2013
#30
of course they're buddhists. buddhism has a long history of association with militarism.
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#13
it generally happens whenever you depose any power structure, whether it's what we'd
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#15
I'm sorry. I participated but didn't believe any of what he said about Buddhists.
freshwest
Mar 2013
#36
I didn't realise there was a problem with anti-Buddhist bigotry in the US...
Violet_Crumble
Mar 2013
#35
This is just so sad. Over a simple dispute in a store 20 people have lost their lives.
hrmjustin
Mar 2013
#27