Neo-Nazi Buddhists persecute Muslims in Myanmar.

by fulltimestudent 9 Replies latest social current

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  fulltimestudent

  In Myanmar and Thailand, Islam is a minority religion and the Buddhists are supreme.

  Both nations are the scene of atrocities committed by Buddhists against Muslims, (the difference is that in Thailand, Muslims have been fighting back).

  This Asia Times report tries to analyse the Myanmar problems

  Myanmar's neo-Nazi Buddhists get free rein:

  (which is another way of saying that neither the government or aung san Suu Kyi's opposition party speaks agains the persecution)

  http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/SEA-01-090413.html
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  soontobe

  The dark side of human nature is a constant, no matter what label people take for themselves.
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  designs

  I never got why buddhist monks set themselves on fire in protest.
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  soontobe

  I never got why buddhist monks set themselves on fire in protest.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-immolation

  Self-immolation is tolerated by some elements of Mahayana Buddhism and Hinduism, and it has been practiced for many centuries, especially in India, for various reasons, including Sati, political protest, devotion, and renouncement. Certain warrior cultures, such as in the Charans andRajputs, also practiced self-immolation.

  Two well-known Jataka tales, Buddhist myths about previous incarnations of the Buddha, concern self-immolation. In the "Hungry Tigress" Jataka, Prince Sattva looked down from a cliff and saw a starving tigress that was going to eat her newborn cubs, and compassionately sacrificed his body in order to feed the tigers and spare their lives. In the "Sibi Jataka", King Sibi or Shibi was renowned for unselfishness, and the Hindu gods Sakra and Vishvakarman tested him by transforming into a hawk and a dove. The dove fell on the king's lap while trying to escape the hawk, and sought refuge. Rather than surrender the dove, Sibi offered his own flesh equivalent in weight to the dove, and the hawk agreed. They had rigged the balance scale, and King Sibi continued cutting off his flesh until half his body was gone, when the gods revealed themselves, restored his body, and blessed him.

  The Buddhist god of healing, the "Medicine King" or "Medicine Buddha" (Bhaisajyaguru) was associated with auto-cremation. The Lotus Sutra describes the Medicine King drinking scented oils, wrapping his body in an oil-soaked cloth, and burning himself as an offering to the Buddha. His body flamed for 1,200 years, he was reincarnated, burned off his forearms for 72,000 years, which enabled many to achieve enlightenment, and his arms were miraculously restored.

  Zarmanochegas was a monk of the Sramana tradition (possibly, but not necessarily a Buddhist) who, according to ancient historians such as Strabo and Dio Cassius, met Nicholas of Damascus in Antioch around 13 AD and burnt himself to death in Athens shortly thereafter. [7] [8]

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  doofdaddy

  "The dark side of human nature is a constant, no matter what label people take for themselves."

  I agree and believe that is supported by religion expecting perfection from followers. There is this encouragement to suppress and even negate the dark side of human nature. If openly acknowleged the shadow can be expressed and released but if hidden..

  That is why I like and respect Balinese Hinduism. They say there is a balance between light and dark in all aspects of life.
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  Mum

  I suppose Buddhists can be crazy, too. Buddhism teaches that it's fine to stick with whatever religion you grew up with. You can be a Buddhist and have another religion at the same time, though the other religion may not agree.

  I have heard of Muslims desecrating Buddhist temples and statues, but this is the first of heard of Buddhists persecuting those of another religion. Am I ill-informed?
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  Satanus

  Islam spreads by force and allows no resignations. It has been invading india and the far east for centuries. While i might feel bad for the individual muslim victims, the big picture is different.

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  ÁrbolesdeArabia

  That's the first country I read about Muslims not killing the minority population. I would love to feel pity for them but I see the wickedness Muslims and Islam did in the Sudan, Pakistan, India, Nigeria, Niger, Kenya, ect....

  Why should we care about a religion who desires to subjugate all non-Muslims in the World? What have the Muslims done for the victims of 9-11-2001, or the Mubai Hotel in India? I talked with Hindus who speak of the horrors Islam perpetrates on non-Muslims near the Paki-India border, why should I care about them again?
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  Satanus

  The 'nazi' thing sounds like a slur.

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  ÁrbolesdeArabia

  Satanus how you doin? I don't belive the Nazi thing one bit, I agree it's a slur and those poor minorities who bring chaos once their in control, I pity the country if it falls into this mess (It's been in chaos for decades too, Sly Stalone went to Burma to save missionaries in a movie) The Philipines has been fighting against the Islamic radicals for decades, Filipinos must be careful which island they travel to, or lest they get their head cut off with a machete!

  Satanus is it wrong not to feel sorry for Islam, I know it's the fastest enforced/forced religion on Earth, but I must examine my heart so I can feel pity so they can kill the Buddist once they become the control bots?