> Wat or Buddhist Temple is a core of Khmer culture, it is a root of Khmer > values, and it is the place where we regiliously respect. Wat is so > sensitive to Khmer soul. Because we respect Wat deeply, we don't use Wat as > a place to have any political discussion. You may remember Khmer literature > survived during the French colonization of Cambodia. The French were aware > of Khmer soft spot and they used many Wats as forts to subtly subdue > Khmers. Due to Wat was so sensitive to Khmers, Khmers were reluctant to > attack French soldiers because when we did not want to destroy our soul. >
Please allow me to apologize first if the following comments will offend you some how. I look at the Cambodian buddhist belief as a surface believers. If they had this core believers all along, they didn't kill or torture people as they did during the Khmer Rouge era. My friend, Khmer Rouge cadres and all levels of khmer rouge officials were all Cambodians, especially they were Cambodian peasants. If they had that core belief, they could have done it. Unfortunately, they did it. So their belief was their opportunity. They do it when it benefit them. They abolish it when it doesn't benefit them. That's the truth. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
