On 11/30/2014 4:07 PM, 'Rick Archer' r...@searchsummit.com
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
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/Thanks for posting the clip, Rick, but "Buddhism" advocates celibacy//.
The historical Buddha left his wife and son to be an ascetic./ /Go figure./
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If you click forty minutes into the broadcast (that is almost
precisely when to start the clip) there is a seven minute presentation
on the growth of Buddhism in the People's Republic of China that is
going on with the state's full support. The segment speaks about how
the one child policy is leading to a generation of spoiled children.
China hopes that Buddhism will teach the public about compassion to
counter the spoiled attitude. Also, China is experiencing a
tremendous amount of pollution and the country hopes it will teach
people about responsible action to curb pollution. The commentator of
the piece said that the closeness of Buddhism and China is only likely
to increase because the state sees Buddhism as teaching the country
valuable lessons.
Again click on the trail of the newscast 40 minutes into the segment
to see the entire seven minute segment.
PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 28, 2014
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uri7phafYp4>
image <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uri7phafYp4>
PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 28, 2014
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uri7phafYp4>
View on *www.youtube.com* <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uri7phafYp4>
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