[Buddha-l] Re: Buddhism & War

[Barnaby Thieme]

>How about the use of force (even deadly force) to stop or prevent more
>widespread misery (that the other guy started)?

The Dalai Lama has said on several occassions that there are circumstances 
in which violence may be unavoidable, but every alternative should first be 
exhausted. The problem, he says, is that the consequences of violence are 
highly unpredictable, and can create cycles of reprisal that become 
intractable. Case in point: Iraq.

B~

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>From: Wong Weng Fai <wongwf at comp.nus.edu.sg>
>Reply-To: Buddhist discussion forum <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
>To: Buddhist discussion forum <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
>Subject: [Buddha-l] Re: Buddhism & War
>Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:03:24 +0800 (GMT-8)
>
>
>Peter D. Junger writes...
> > I thought that it was the Buddha's teaching that there is no self to be
> > defended.
>
>How about the use of force (even deadly force) to stop or prevent more
>widespread misery (that the other guy started)?
>
>W.F. Wong
>
>
>
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