[Buddha-l] Victimized vegans?

Piya Tan dharmafarer at gmail.com
Wed May 16 03:10:55 MDT 2007


On 5/16/07, Erik Hoogcarspel <jehms at xs4all.nl> wrote:
>
> Joy Vriens wrote:
> > Hi Erik,
> >
> >
> >> When I was still a Buddhist groupy, I followed Namkhai Norbu for a
> while
> >> and he said that it is a great opportunity for an animal to be
> >> slaughtered and eaten by a bodhisattva, because it gets a karmic
> >> connection and will be among the followers of that bodhisattva in a
> >> future life.
> >>
> >
> > What was his opinion about e.g. rape by a bodhisattva?
> >
> >
> >
> Hi Joy
> That never came up, but Norbu was a familyman. For rape you should ask
> the Kargyudpa tradition especially the late Kalu Rche has made himself a
> reputation. I must say that I was rather embarrassed when an elderly and
> important rinpoche of this tradition kissed me on the mouth and asked me
> to visit him early in the morning in his chambers (I cannot remember his
> name now).
>
>
> Erik
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