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I think it is quite sad that people are departing from the Buddha's words, especially in a country in which what is generally believed by Buddhists to be the Bu
by ue_ 10y ago
I think it is quite sad that people are departing from the Buddha's words, especially in a country in which what is generally believed by Buddhists to be the Buddha's words is part of their Buddhist canon (the Pali texts).
If there are people who are interested what the Buddha and the texts have to say about violence or even killing (no killing of sentient beings is a specific precept undertaken by all lay Buddhists in the Theravada tradition), I would highly recommend this compilation and commentary:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/harris/wheel392.html http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/harris/wheel392.h...
- Cyph0n 10y agoI'm quite sad as well. I'm sure that the teachings of Buddha don't even come close to what is happening in Burma. All I want is for people to apply the same thinking to other religions as well, including Islam.
- praptak 10y agoUnfortunately we have infinite capacity for rationalization of horrible deeds. The core teachings of my spiritual path condemn killing? Well, yes, in principle, but just look at how special my situation is. It certainly wasn't meant to be applied literally and in every possible circumstance...
- woodpanel 10y agoSeems like the problem with Buddhism isn't with Buddha but with what people use his Buddhism for. It's no coincidence that western adoptees i.e. sometimes scale their disconnectedness not only towards "noise" but also towards any doubt about how their behavior is perceived by others. Don't even get me started on many nazi's keenness towards Buddhism.