[META] While in other parts where Buddhism was practiced, monks often stayed to their mountains and played no role in politics except in dire times of needs like in Korea against the Japanese Samurai invasion and in China fighting pirates. Meanwhile in Japan they had way more involvement in its history.
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Dominarion on
I wouldn’t qualify the Shaolin monks as pacifists or withdrawn.
Extension-Beat7276 on
Another group to add is the Tibetean monks too
SpielemeisterII on
Remembers me Civ and Ghandi. Ahhh, good times.
ogodilovejudyalvarez on
“Peace is achieved… by firing a machine gun” *budda*budda*budda*budda*
AndToOurOwnWay on
Uhh no. In both Myanmar and Sri Lanka, Buddhist monks started genocides (pretty successfully too), and Thailand is a Buddhist country with military dictatorship and a lot of pretty violent suppressions.
Mitoniano on
Look, there’s a reason why the monk is a playable class in D&D and WoW.
ajensorjay38 on
Don’t forget what buddists in Sri Lanka were doing.
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[META] While in other parts where Buddhism was practiced, monks often stayed to their mountains and played no role in politics except in dire times of needs like in Korea against the Japanese Samurai invasion and in China fighting pirates. Meanwhile in Japan they had way more involvement in its history.
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I wouldn’t qualify the Shaolin monks as pacifists or withdrawn.
Another group to add is the Tibetean monks too
Remembers me Civ and Ghandi. Ahhh, good times.
“Peace is achieved… by firing a machine gun” *budda*budda*budda*budda*
Uhh no. In both Myanmar and Sri Lanka, Buddhist monks started genocides (pretty successfully too), and Thailand is a Buddhist country with military dictatorship and a lot of pretty violent suppressions.
Look, there’s a reason why the monk is a playable class in D&D and WoW.
Don’t forget what buddists in Sri Lanka were doing.