[Buddha-l] Aung San Suu Kyi and the latest Burmese prosecutions

[Richard Hayes]

On May 15, 2009, at 1:54 AM, Christopher Fynn wrote:

>
> It is rather depressing that several countries with a predominantly
> Buddhist population and culture produce such authoritarian  
> governments.
>

As is the case with so many depressing things, it is not at all  
surprising. The Buddha, after all, was an authoritarian teacher, and  
almost all Buddhist traditions have a deeply authoritarian structure.  
One can hardly expect to get much of anything but lemon juice out of  
lemons.

Richard Hayes
rhayes at unm.edu