[Buddha-l] Buddhist Intolerance?

[Bradley Clough]

Yes, Nichiren did, and that's a good idea, Greg--many thanks!

Best Wishes,
Brad


On Oct 11, 2006, at 6:47 PM, Gregory Bungo wrote:

> Hi Brad,
>
> Didn't Nichiren have some especially harsh things to say
> about his opponents?  I think they were mostly members
> of other Buddhist sects, so I don't know whether that fits in
> the scope of your project.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Greg Bungo
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bradley Clough <bclough at aucegypt.edu>
>> Sent: Oct 11, 2006 11:38 AM
>> To: Buddhist discussion forum <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
>> Subject: [Buddha-l] Buddhist Intolerance?
>>
>> Dear Fellow Buddha-Lers,
>>
>> I have been recently been charged with coming up with a paper on
>> intolerance in Buddhism, and I'm a bit at a loss as to how to approach
>> it. One example I'll probably use is the Sinhala Buddhist chauvinist
>> rhetoric that says that to be Sri Lankan is to be Sinhala and 
>> Buddhist,
>> but what other examples come to your minds, and what pertinent sources
>> would be good to look at?
>>
>> I think I will steer clear of the recently discussed Empress Wu, as it
>> seems that anti-Nestorian persecution may not have been her policy but
>> that of another non-Buddhist T'ang ruler.
>>
>> I was also considering Kukai's critiques of Confucianism and Taoism,
>> but I'm wary of equating criticism with intolerance.
>>
>> I'll be interested and thankful to see what people come up with!
>>
>> Best Wishes,
>> Brad Clough
>>
>>
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