[Buddha-l] Re: "Nature" and eating meat

[Joy Vriens]

Zelders.YH wrote:

> Next to those bloody clothes in the old exposition - (clothes from 
> missionaries killed in China during the Boxer Uprising) - there was a 
> small bronze Omito Fo-statue with a yellowed card that read "Pagan Idol 
> from Heathen Temple" ("Afgodsbeeld uit heidensche tempel"). That was 
> only twenty years ago. Nice to be so unexpectedly reminded of it on 
> Buddha-l.

It was probably my first visit of a museum (40 years ago) and a case of 
love at first sight. So wonderfully heteroclite and politically 
incorrect (the museum guide's website describes it as "a sort of museum").

http://www.steyler.nl/html_nl/08_2_voelkerkunde.htm
http://195.202.176.112/freinademetz/Ausstellung/tafel11.htm

The Austrian missionary Freinademetz, who adored China and the Chinese, 
said he was ready to die a thousands deaths for this country and that 
even after his death he wanted to stay in the Chinese quarter in Heaven. 
And linking this to a recent discussion on Buddha-L, he also was of the 
opinion that a religion can not be reduced to the practice of it
  „Dass doch die Europäer durch ihr schlechtes Beispiel immer die Feinde 
des Christentums sein müssen !"