April 13th, 2013, 12:49
I know a few members here say they are Buddhists and also claim that Buddhism is not a religion likle Christianity or Islam so I wonder what explanation they have for the "969 movement" in Burma. The movement is led by Buddhist monks whose goal is to persecute Moselms in Burma. Is this because the Buddhists are atheists and believe that Islam is a religion and should be stamped out do you think? Or is it because Buddhism as a religion sees Islam as a religious rival? Many news publications in the US describe the 969 movement as a Nazi form of Buddhism
http://www.theatlantic.com/internationa ... ce/274816/ (http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/04/969-the-strange-numerological-basis-for-burmas-religious-violence/274816/)
http://www.vice.com/read/is-burmas-anti ... -neo-nazis (http://www.vice.com/read/is-burmas-anti-muslim-violence-led-by-buddhist-neo-nazis)
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news ... iots-burma (http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/myanmar/130326/969-anti-muslim-buddhist-riots-burma)
http://www.theatlantic.com/internationa ... ce/274816/ (http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/04/969-the-strange-numerological-basis-for-burmas-religious-violence/274816/)
http://www.vice.com/read/is-burmas-anti ... -neo-nazis (http://www.vice.com/read/is-burmas-anti-muslim-violence-led-by-buddhist-neo-nazis)
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news ... iots-burma (http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/myanmar/130326/969-anti-muslim-buddhist-riots-burma)