Buddhism

Maraya1969

(22,997 posts) Thu Nov 14, 2013, 03:50 AM Nov 2013

Someone posted this Wikipedia page on Buddhism and violence on a thread

over in GD so I went to that Wiki page and it had a big notice on it that said this:

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page.
This article needs attention from an expert in Terrorism. (April 2013)
This article has an unclear citation style. (July 2013)

So I checked the first footnote and found out that that it linked to a book with an ISBN number but no other information except a title which was Buddihst Warfare

Here is the link to the book: http://www.ibookdb.net/isbn/9780195394849

I don't have an account with Wikipedia but I am going to open one to edit because I am fairly sure that there are a bunch of made up "facts" here but I would love if some people would help and especially if some know how to do it. If you read over at the link they make Buddhism seem as violent as all the other religions and I know that is the complete opposite from the truth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_violence#cite_note-1

Thank you all!

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Someone posted this Wikipedia page on Buddhism and violence on a thread (Original Post) Maraya1969 Nov 2013 OP

I just skimmed the article quickly, I'll read it more later, but... white_wolf Nov 2013 #1

I truly think that this was written by someone who wants others to believe that Buddhism is not Maraya1969 Nov 2013 #2

white_wolf

(6,255 posts)

1. I just skimmed the article quickly, I'll read it more later, but...

Reply to Maraya1969 (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2013, 10:43 PM

Nov 2013

I wonder how much of the "Buddhist violence" is merely violence committed by people who happen to be Buddhists as opposed to violence with the goal of spreading and strengthening Buddhism. After all the Mafia is a violent criminal organization whose members happen to be Catholic and whose rituals are steeped in Catholicism, but it would be intellectually dishonest to list the Mafia as an example of Christian violence.

Maraya1969

(22,997 posts)

2. I truly think that this was written by someone who wants others to believe that Buddhism is not

Reply to white_wolf (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 15, 2013, 09:40 AM

Nov 2013

a good religion and so made up a lot of it Buddhism and Warfare?. Has Buddhism even been known to have an army? I don't think so. I'm going to go over there now and see the talk page for it.

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