[Buddha-l] Dharmapala

[andy]

And I thought I hedged that enough by saying "traditionally Buddhist nations"!  
Moreover, as a Universalist, a Buddhist nation is an oxymoron.  Outside of 
historical cases from Tibet, Mongolia, China, and Japan, the focus of the book 
seems to be Sri Lanka and Thailand. 

On Tuesday 13 July 2010 04:04:23 pm JKirkpatrick wrote:
>  But, reality check: which of the nations you have in mind, that
> presumably foster Buddhism  actually operate as Buddhist nations?
> Far as I can tell, none.
> 
> Joanna

-- 
James Andy Stroble, PhD
Lecturer in Philosophy
Department of Arts & Humanities
Leeward Community College
University of Hawaii

Adjunct Faculty 
Diplomatic and Military Studies
Hawaii Pacific University 

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