There may be a few Buddhist monks involved in war here and there, but I have not heard of a 'Buddhist war' fighting in the name of religion. (Zen master Nanquan killing a cat is another thing). Killing has never stopped in all Buddhist countries. Buddha did not go wrong, people just do not follow him. Anthony
spider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: "Anthony Wu" The essential difference is that Buddhism is against killing in any form, whereas Judaism: the Old Testament is full of stories of 'justified' killing of captured enemies and animals (sacrifices). > And yet, murders are committed by members of all religions. Christianity, Judaism, Moslem, Hindu, etc. at the core all preach love to some degree, yet engage in wars all the time. China and the Asian nations have engaged in some of the most brutal and bloody wars against each other. The Sino-Japanese Wars were allegedly horrific on a scale that could only compare with World War II. The Battaan Death March, the rape and murder of school girls by Japanese Soldiers in every town they occupied, etc. The Vietnam War had lots of Buddhists involved on all sides, and they were as vicious as anyone else. Documenting acts of depravity by members of any religion is easy, so where did Buddha go wrong if he only wrote about Peace and Love? Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi --------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Yahoo! Messenger - Log on with your mobile phone! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Would you Help a Child in need? It is easier than you think. Click Here to meet a Child you can help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/sTR6_D/I_qJAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: Appreciate Your Life by Taizan Maezumi Roshi Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
