I've been told Buddhism is a peaceful religion but recently I've heard there were warrior Buddhists? Are they still around? Isn't being a warrior against the nonviolence part of Buddhism?
There's still buddhist temples where you can learn martial arts I believe...and how are you just now hearing about warrior monks(haven't you heard of the famous shaolin temple?)?
I remember the old Kung Fu movie and shows but I never associated Buddhism to it. I guess I associate Buddhism to a fat or thin kindly guy sitting in an odd position, Richard Gere, and Lisa Simpson.Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I've never heard of Buddhist Warrior Monks before (aside from Aum Shinrikyo, of course). Does anyone have a link to more information?
Do you mean the Shaw brothers type kung fu flicks? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXnzIVyx8Eo&mode=related&search= I remember a huge number of them always involved Buddhist monks (typically from Shaolin) having to fight for one reason or another
Shaolin Training - Videos Sport Travels People - Kewego The Shaolin warriors at training, when wisdom meets the pure force. ... Van Damme: the Monk. Views: 1880 Duration: 00:01:06 Added on 11-09-2006 ... http://www.kewego.com/video/iLyROoaftJ4t.html
i am a member of a buddhist shaolin temple. not all buddhism is the same for a start. and over the years many chinese and japanese commanders and fighters have been buddhist. i am shaolin, but im no buddhist. peace.
A Google of "just war ideology" and Buddhism might turn up some stuff I ran into a few years ago, about the conformation of Buddhist belief to the concept of the "just war". It used, as examples, something in Indonesia, IIRC. - Sri Lanka, in the Sinhalese tradition. But Buddhism is, for a major religion, very pacifist. You have to look hard for official Buddhist approval or blessing of war.