There's branches like "Middle Way", Dzogchen or Zen where there's a line drawn. Conventional truth, where violence/nonviolence have meaning and importance, and

There's branches like "Middle Way", Dzogchen or Zen where there's a line drawn. Conventional truth, where violence/nonviolence have meaning and importance, and ultimate truth where both are empty of their essence. Of course, this does not mean Buddhism is for violence in the common sphere of human activity.