what if there was a holy war involving budists

what the fuck are "budists"???
try using your spell checker!!!!

what if there was a holy war involving budists

There is, in Sri Lanka
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/468rruhe.asp

For purposes of comparison, consider: Sri Lanka is witnessing attacks on Christians at a rate far higher than the much noted wave of anti-Semitic violence in France. While church burnings and assaults on pastors and congregations have been mounting since the late 1990s, they apparently reached a crescendo early this year.

In the first four months of 2004, there were 44 assaults on churches in Sri Lanka, according to the tally maintained by Christian Solidarity Worldwide. Compass Direct, a wire service specializing in news of Christians who are persecuted for their faith, reports similar figures. Since Sri Lanka has about the population of Texas (20 million), this is the equivalent of 44 minority houses of worship--say, 44 mosques--being fire bombed or vandalized in that state in the space of four months.

In some instances, like the arson attack on the Assemblies of God church in Navatkerny on May 25, buildings reportedly are completely destroyed. In others, like the midnight attack on the Calvary Church in Wattegedara by about 20 people armed with bicycle chains, the police are alerted and the mobs are dispersed. The churches targeted are both Catholic and Protestant, located in the capital, Colombo, and in country villages.


Here, for example, are excerpts of songs, published by the government, of the Buddhist monk Elle Gunavamsa:

The sword is pulled from the [scabbard], it is
Not put back unless smeared with blood.
I turned by blood to milk to make you grow
Not for myself but for the country
My brave, brilliant soldier son
Leaving [home] to defend the motherland
That act of merit is enough
To reach Nirvāna in a future birth.

what the fuck are "budists"???
try using your spell checker!!!!
i dont know how:bawl: :(

It would be unlikely for a Buddhist to join an army as a career, but they might for other reasons. It is against Buddhist principles to kill or even eat meat, but these principles are voluntary. A monk that swore a vow not to kill might have to give up their position.

It would be unlikely for a Buddhist to join an army as a career, but they might for other reasons. It is against Buddhist principles to kill or even eat meat, but these principles are voluntary. A monk that swore a vow not to kill might have to give up their position.

What you said about eating meat is simply not true...although Buddha advises a vegetarian diet its not required...

Abstaining from harming any living creature is included in the 5 precepts, 8 precepts, and 10 precepts.....ofcourse this is really no different than the ten commandments which says thou shalt not kill...

Like all the precepts, they are suggestions rather than laws, but most ordained monks take them seriously. A person that was merely raised to be Buddhist is under less compulsion to follow them than a monk.

what if there was a holy war involving budists

You are not talking about WW2 Japan?

no, like if well a holy war is hard 2 discribe

Like all the precepts, they are suggestions rather than laws, but most ordained monks take them seriously. A person that was merely raised to be Buddhist is under less compulsion to follow them than a monk.

That's not true.
The vast majority of the rules that were made by the Buddha for the Bhikkus were directly tied to not making a nuisance of the Sangha.
Buddha recognized that the Sangha was a parasite on its host community, and keeopiong mindful of that is what is most important.
The Monk is supposed to eat twice a day.
He is supposed to eat only handouts.
He is not supposed to request anything in particular.
He is supposed to eat whatever he is given.
Members of th host community should be aware that the ideal is to not eat meat, but a monk is NEVER to refuse alms, or complain about food.
The Dalai Lama is not vegetarian (and he doesn't even live the monastic lifesyle, surviving off alms).

The only major religion in the world that requires its adherents to be vegetarian is Jain.

the zen buddhists of the shaolin temple back in wartorn china used to be the emporers personal bodygaurds, and also go on rescue missions. you would think they used the swords they train with every day or the spears, but nope those are for training only, and they used simple bo staffs,



peace.

what the fuck are "budists"???

Honest Request : you know what, this is certainly not a place to swear. Personally, i would appreciate if you keep offensive words in closet.

Thanks

Honest Request : you know what, this is certainly not a place to swear. Personally, i would appreciate if you keep offensive words in closet.

Thanks

with his homosexuality.


peace.

from what little i understand with buddhism the action is not as important as the intention/reason.so it would be entirely possible for a buddhist nation to go to war to defend its country as long as the intention was not that of killing the enemy but of clearing the land..
might be way off base though./

lol.