I've not heard of a Buddhist war either. And I think Buddhism has less skeletons in its closet than other major religions when it comes to violence. Aside from the Jataka tales, where I think there are mentions of violence, there are some more contemporary examples of Buddhism linked with violence. There has been many years of civil war in Sri Lanka between the Hindu Tamil separatists and mostly- Buddhist Sinhalese majority. I don't know specifics about what acts each side has committed, so forgive me if that's a bad example!
In December of 1998, a bunch of Korean Buddhist monks of the Chogye order got in a row, acc. to the Associated Press, "fighting each other with fists, rocks, firebombs and clubs over matters far more temporal and mundane: power and money." Maybe just an isolated event in Buddhist history. ms --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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/
