[SkyRat]

Mo Tzu's Doctrines:

Whoops! Wrong religion. What you quoted is from China. If I'm not mistaken called Mohism, an early rival of conficunism (sp?) As far as I know it has nothing whatsoever to do with Buddihsm.

[reed_inthe_wind]

"Mo Tzu's Doctrines: Whoops! Wrong religion. What you quoted is from China. If I'm not mistaken called Mohism, an early rival of conficunism (sp?) As far as I know it has nothing whatsoever to do with Buddhism."

I was careful to quote the source (Mo Tzu). But, Buddism intermingled with preexisting thought when it migrated into China around the 2nd century. I couldn't find any specific Buddhist references to wars and the destruction of cities in my source material. And, my limited understanding of Buddhism told me that it was in harmony with Mo Tzu. However, I will defer to anyones expert knowledge on just about anything Buddhist. Especially someone who can draw a tight definitional circle around all things Buddhist. I am still left asking the question; do the people of New York draw their inspiration from buddhism when forming a response to the destruction of the World Trade Center Towers?