“Why are Buddhist monks attacking Muslims?”
Because Muslims have it coming to them. Endlessly attack all other religions and people, and (shocker) people may actually attack you back. When you can drive usually pacifistic Buddhist monks to violence then you’re a special kind of annoying.
Martial monks are not pacifists...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Buddhism#Persecution_by_Muslims
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamiyan_Buddhas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_of_non-Muslim_places_of_worship_into_mosques
Maybe they shouldn’t be screwing with Buddist Holy Places....