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Buddhism

white_wolf

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1. I just skimmed the article quickly, I'll read it more later, but...

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 10:43 PM

Nov 2013

I wonder how much of the "Buddhist violence" is merely violence committed by people who happen to be Buddhists as opposed to violence with the goal of spreading and strengthening Buddhism. After all the Mafia is a violent criminal organization whose members happen to be Catholic and whose rituals are steeped in Catholicism, but it would be intellectually dishonest to list the Mafia as an example of Christian violence.

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Someone posted this Wikipedia page on Buddhism and violence on a thread [View all] Maraya1969 Nov 2013 OP

I just skimmed the article quickly, I'll read it more later, but... white_wolf Nov 2013 #1

I truly think that this was written by someone who wants others to believe that Buddhism is not Maraya1969 Nov 2013 #2