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To: ChinuSFO who wrote (120873)	9/16/2012 9:28:25 AM
From: brushwud	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Hinduism, a way of life which has "tolerance" as it's core tenet. I'm not trying to be argumentative, but the caste system doesn't seem to me to exemplify tolerance. I have yet to hear of religious fanaticism amongst the Buddhists. I haven't met this sort of Buddhist, and I don't understand what Buddhist teachings would induce monks to self-immolate as occurred during the Vietnam War and more recently in Sri Lanka. How would you characterize the following story? "Sri Lanka Muslims decry radical Buddhist mosque attack "The main umbrella group of Sri Lankan Muslims says radical Buddhists are trying to damage peaceful co-existence..." bbc.co.uk

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (120873)	9/16/2012 4:03:35 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 149317

Chinu, I agree. There are fanatics in almost every religion. As far as I know, this isn't fanaticism on the part of Hinduism. It's a fundamental belief that Hinduism should be universal. But I have yet to hear of religious fanaticism amongst the Buddhists. Closest thing I've seen is Buddhist monks setting themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule over Tibet: huffingtonpost.com That's not as bad as murdering others, but it also seems rather radical compared to the reputation Buddhists have created for themselves. Tenchusatsu