(though the Kohei in Japan were an obvious exception)

You are a fool @SPOOKY Phil, Ruler of Heck

@HunDread I'm aware of the Kohei

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Lol, tell that to the Buddhists in Burma

@Scale_e Hence why I said **ALMOST ALWAYS**

There shall be enlightenment after all sources of suffering and impurity are vanquished

😉

Even pacifists will lash out if pushed too far

They’re going fkn nuts lol

But until then, like the Buddha, we must forego our selves for other selves

@HunDread so if we just kill the rich, there'll be more for all of us.

@Jack of Trades now you're getting it, horse fucker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahimsa

@SPOOKY Phil, Ruler of Heck nutjobs only apply what fits their view

this is true under any religion

@HunDread Yes, that is true.

why do you think the third commandment is ignored so fervently

it's popular to ignore it

a mere thought is a graven image

Sorry, my mistake. It wasn't Kohei, it was SOHEI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Dhei

I'm excited to see the metanarrative of Swaraj unfold in India.

The Sohei were legit fucking chads

Reminds me of the early formation of the US.

let alone a fucking **shrine**

Actually buddhism is much more of a self centered belief system.
It’s not about alleviating the suffering and impurity of others. It’s about doing that for yourself.
So you can mediate and eventually achieve nirvana.

blah blah

@Scale_e I have read mentions from individuals who've red the hard material

It’s kind of the pinnacle of selfishness.

what is wrong with selfishness?

Enlightening the masses so they can achieve Nirvana is more of the job of the Bodhisattvas (and the various Buddhas, too) IIRC

According to Buddha, nothing.🤷‍♂️

Is love the most self-less or self-ish

Buddha gave up the enlightened god-state in order to return to the world to help others try do the same

Ya well, you can always argue selfless people are really being selfish

depends on context

well, think about it for a second

You can be selfishly selfless

two true statements: 1)Hardest thing is to watch the one you love, love another. 2) Love is running into a buring buildning withno thought to yourself

Just me that finds it odd how much women like horses