Author Topic: This is racism, not Buddhism  (Read 9079 times)

vajrastorm

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Re: This is racism, not Buddhism
« Reply #15 on: October 19, 2012, 09:28:29 AM »
This is crass racism. Just like the restive South of Thailand where the Thai Buddhist are vehemently and violently opposed to the Malay Muslims being there, so too in Myanmar, the Bama Buddhists are as violently against the Rohingya Muslims being there in Myanmar. The Bama Buddhists and monks "believe deeply the dark-skinned Rohingyasa are illegal immigrants (from Bangladesh)aggressive outsiders who will steal land from the Buddhist folk". The monks will join in to support any offensive against what they perceive to be threats against ethnicity, religion and motherland. 

The perception of these monks are that these Rohingyas are "enemies",who are threatening the safety and livelihood of "their friends" and "their people".Prejudice,disharmony and violence always begin with holding and clinging strongly to concepts and projections of people based on labels. Dualistic perceptions make us create  "we-they" divides.

 Buddhist monks hold over two hundred vows.Besides the basic Buddhist precept of "non-harming", aren't there vows regarding "kindness" and "compassion" towards all mother beings that they have to hold? If they had cultivated true compassion,they would have already embraced the equanimity of all beings, the equal right of every mother being to pursue life and happiness and to avoid all pain and suffering. 

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Re: This is racism, not Buddhism
« Reply #16 on: October 20, 2012, 06:00:59 AM »
This is not a first time that "monks" in Burma did something which is totally un-monk like. Monks should set an example, have compassion and care instead of going on the streets to be seen as a group of Buddhist acting violently. This is very disturbing, this act really tarnishing our Buddhist religion. Hope Protector will help and end this soon.

Below is a video whereby a group of Burmese sangha members acting violently by destroying Muslim mosque in Myanmar in the year 2007

Peace Burmese Buddhist Monks destroying a Muslim mosque in Bago,Myanmar.