Tag Archives: Buddhism

Buddhists behaving badly: Sri Lankan monks march against Muslim mosque, demolish Muslim shrine, burn Muslim flag

Posted on 14/08/2012 by

Buddhists Behaving Badly: What Zealotry is Doing to Sri Lanka by William McGowan In Sri Lanka last September, a Sinhalese mob led by some 100 Buddhist monks demolished a Muslim shrine in the ancient city of Anuradhapura.  As the crowd … Continue reading →

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Why the Dalai Lama should condemn Tibetan Buddhist self-immolations

Posted on 13/07/2012 by

Dalai Lama should condemn Tibetan self-immolations writes Stephen Prothero Tibet is witnessing an epidemic of self-immolations.  In fact, since March 16, 2011, more than 40 Tibetans have followed Thich Quang Duc’s lead, setting themselves on fire to protest the Chinese occupation of … Continue reading →

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Middle-aged Buddhist ‘abbot’ of Chinese monastery renounces vows and leaves abruptly to wed young bride

Posted on 21/06/2012 by

Senior Chinese Buddhist renounces his vows for love: The head of one of China’s main Buddhist monasteries has abruptly cast off his robes in order to marry a 26-year-old jade dealer Qing Xian, who is thought to be in his … Continue reading →

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Fanatical Buddhists endanger people’s lives in China by releasing thousands of poisonous snakes

Posted on 06/06/2012 by

Chinese Buddhists ’cause plague of serpents’ The 50 members of the “Let Blessings and Wisdom Grow” Buddhist group left Beijing in a nine vehicle convoy last Friday, driving for half a day with their cargo of snakes into the countryside of … Continue reading →

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Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama refuses to condemn monk self-immolations

Posted on 14/05/2012 by

Dalai Lama ducks question on monk self-immolations The Dalai Lama refused to answer a question Monday about whether Tibetan monks should stop setting themselves on fire to protest China’s occupation of Tibet. “No answer,” he said, saying it was a sensitive political … Continue reading →

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South Korean ‘holy’ Buddhist monks secretly filmed gambling, smoking and drinking

Posted on 11/05/2012 by

Six leaders from South Korea’s biggest Buddhist order have quit after secretly filmed video showed monks playing high-stakes poker, drinking and smoking South Korean TV networks aired shots of monks playing poker, some smoking and drinking, after gathering at a … Continue reading →

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Teenage girl dies in Japanese Buddhist ‘exorcism’

Posted on 27/09/2011 by

Teenage girl dies in Japanese Buddhist ’exorcism’ A 13-year-old girl suffocated after she was strapped down and doused with water by her father and a monk who were trying to expel an “evil spirit”, Japanese police said Tuesday. Fifty-six-year-old monk Kazuaki Kinoshita and … Continue reading →

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The ugly truth about Tibetan Buddhism: internal schisms, fist-fights, misogyny and an anti-gay Dalai Lama

Posted on 29/07/2010 by

The truth about Tibetan Buddhism by Brendan O’Neill [The various schools of Tibetan Buddhism] have hot-headed disagreements and have even come to blows in recent years over which deities should be worshipped and which should not.  Religion of peace?  Yeah, right. … Continue reading →

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