Reply #29: I am a Zen Buddhist, and I support them deeply ...

[Akoto]

It tears me up to think of the atrocities being committed against them. The monks are peaceful. They've done nothing to deserve being shot or simply beat to death. :cry:

My hope is that what's going on there will encourage more citizens to do something about the junta. The monks are revered in Burma, and retaliating against them with violence was probably the worst decision they could make in terms of quelling the situation.

I have my statue of Kannon out today, and I often think of the monks when looking at it. She is a Bodhisattva, and is regarded as the god/goddess of compassion.