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Monks with guns
aeon.com ^ | 4/26/2017 | M. Jerryson

Posted on 04/28/2017 8:41:22 AM PDT by rktman

Westerners think that Buddhism is about peace and non-violence. So how come Buddhist monks are in arms against Islam?

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: banglist; selfdefense
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Um, self preservation? Defeat evil?
1 posted on 04/28/2017 8:41:22 AM PDT by rktman
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everyone on the planet will either fight islam, surrender to islam, or die of.


2 posted on 04/28/2017 8:45:09 AM PDT by exnavy (God save the republic.)
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Survival.
Islam has been at war with the rest of humanity since 622 A.D.
Only fools and useful idiots believe that Islam has any redeeming values.
Their goal is world domination and the subjugation, conversion or death of everyone else.


3 posted on 04/28/2017 8:46:15 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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Smith and Wesson - approved by Buddhist monks!


4 posted on 04/28/2017 8:47:43 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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Dahli Lama seal of approval with the admonition “Two to the chest, face gets the rest!”.


5 posted on 04/28/2017 8:49:36 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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I read a great article many years ago by a Buddhist monk in Boston who had a carry permit. He explained that some Buddhist sects have a long tradition of acquiring martial skills. Their reasoning is that if a monk is unwilling to defend himself, how can he be expected to defend others?


6 posted on 04/28/2017 8:50:22 AM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
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Monk will kick you butt!............

7 posted on 04/28/2017 8:52:30 AM PDT by Red Badger (Profanity is the sound of an ignorant mind trying to express itself.............)
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The reason Sikhs carry a ceremonial knife is to remind them to protect the innocent.


8 posted on 04/28/2017 8:52:58 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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The Islamic War started 14oo years ago and will end when all people alive are Moslem or when no one alive is Moslem.


9 posted on 04/28/2017 9:07:27 AM PDT by ThanhPhero
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Most or all of the famous Asian Martial Arts systems originate with Buddhist monks, including the Samurai. The Samurai compare pretty closely with the Templars and Knights Hospitalers in another tradition.


10 posted on 04/28/2017 9:10:03 AM PDT by ThanhPhero
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No, Islam will collapse and Temple sacrifice will be restored in Jerusalem before the tribulation.


11 posted on 04/28/2017 9:16:44 AM PDT by MrEdd (MrEdd)
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Saw a bumper sticker a couple of years ago that stated “Arm Tibet”. A few decades earlier, the Clash sang “Ask the Dalai Lama in the hills of Tibet, how many monks did the Chinese get?” It was the opposite of their intention but had they paired the two, the may have been on to something...


12 posted on 04/28/2017 9:17:51 AM PDT by philled (If this creature is not stopped it could make its way to Novosibirsk!)
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Hmmm. Ceremonial S&W carried to remind me to protect others? Traditional heritage thing so it’s gotta be protected. Right?


13 posted on 04/28/2017 9:24:41 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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How about a wheel-lock arquebus?
14 posted on 04/28/2017 9:49:01 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To be pro-peace is not necessarily to be anti-self defense.

“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”

— Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama


15 posted on 04/28/2017 10:19:47 AM PDT by Paal Gulli
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Wait, have you guys not seen Kung Fu? He spends 25 minutes talking about peace, and the last 5 minutes kicking ass.


16 posted on 04/28/2017 10:41:28 AM PDT by poinq
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Pie Jesu Domine,
*BLAM!*
Dona eis requiem...
17 posted on 04/28/2017 11:42:26 AM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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Less dangerous than nuns with guns.

Makes you long for the time they only wielded rulers.

"Ceterum censeo Islam esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

18 posted on 04/28/2017 12:09:15 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: ThanhPhero

I concur.


19 posted on 04/28/2017 11:07:21 PM PDT by exnavy (God save the republic.)
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Um, self preservation? Defeat evil?

Respect for life does not equate to suicidal behaviour. They either arm themselves, and fight if a fight comes to them, or they will have their heads removed by muslums.

And though they may die in the fight, they may take one or more of their killers along with them, preventing the murderous killers from taking the lives of other victims, and so the monks are in fact preserving life as they lose and take it. If there is anything to their belief in reincarnation, I hope they return as Tigers. Very, very hungry tigers.

It was pretty much the same for the Cao Dai of Vietnam, a religion steeped in the Buddhist beliefs of animism and ancestor devotion, but also strongly influenced by French Catholicism. When the Viet Minh and Viet Cong political commissars put them at the top of their *to do* list, the Cao Dai armed themselves and set up arms workshops around Tay Ninh. I carried one of their M1928A1 Thompson copies for a while. It worked. It had to.

20 posted on 04/29/2017 5:00:36 AM PDT by archy (Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, and eat you.)
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