[ifinnegan]

Seems to me they are fighting back.

Yet the author seems to be making the Buddhists the bad guys.

Rather naive view of Buddhism as well -- western stereotypes.

[Tzimisce]

...so the Christians, the Jews, the Hindus and now the Buddhists are all getting “aggressive” with Muslims?

Can it be that the Muslims are doing things to piss their neighbors off?

Nah - it has to be racism on the part of non-Muslims.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Were they celebrating Beat A Muslim Day?

[Chgogal]

They are fighting back, that's why idiot leftwingnuts at BBC.

Part 2: Buddhists make the best targets

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/thailand/110721/buddhists-arms-part-2

THAILAND: Muslims in the South are slaughtering Buddhists in order to ethnically cleanse the area (WARNING: Graphic Images) - YES, THESE PICS ARE VERY GRAPHIC.

http://www.barenakedislam.com/2012/02/13/thailand-muslims-in-the-south-are-slaughtering-buddhists-in-order-to-ethnically-cleanse-the-area-warning-graphic-images/

Monks in Myanmar & Thailand protest over attacks on Buddhist temples and homes

http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2012/10/06/monks-myanmar-thailand-protest-over-attacks-buddhist-temples-and-homes

[dennisw]

What are not more Buddhist monks attacking Muslims? This should be the question.

[Candor7]

Buddhists do defend themselves. Its actually traditionally so if one examines the histories of Thailand, Burma, Buthan India and Tibet. Ashoka Maharaja was one of the greatest of Buddhist kings in India, yet he created his kingdom through conquest.

It is just the liberal , Western interpretation of Buddhism that dictates that Buddhism does not countenance the activity of destroying. In fact Buddhism has many protective principles that vindicate the use of destruction in order to preserve a Buddhist nation or community.The ancient Tibetan Buddhist warrior, Gesar of Ling is a prime example.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Epic-Gesar-Ling-Coronation/dp/1590308425/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367919056&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=Gesar+Korman+Robin

Islam has been a constant historical enemy of Buddhism.In Sri Lanka, Buddhists have been protecting themselves against Muslims for hundreds of years, and they will continue to do so.

The idea of a burgeoning Buddhist “ non violence” is only modern wool gatering of Western liberals who redefine Buddhist history as appropriately non violent, although non violence is an essential part of the path of practice of the Buddha-dharma, this is a matter of personal choice of every Buddhist, not a matter of an imaginary , imposed liberal Buddhist catechism.

[tomkat]

It took less than the two sentences of the excerpt to recognize the mewling voice of another clueless dhimmi shuffling off to the slaughter.

Dhimmicrats              precisely

[Resolute Conservative]

Payback.

[ZULU]

They FINALLY got it. When will Christians and Hindus get it too?