Cards (3)

  • WAR N' VIOLENCE
    Buddhists defend their nations, home, and family based on principles, not rules. They are taught not to yield to evil power and may go to war when others don't value brotherhood. They defend their country's sovereignty and fight for amity and liberty, but avoid hostilities and peaceful resolutions
  • Political and social activism in Asia, such as Myanmar’s (“Saffron Revolution” in 2007) and the (Tibet demonstrations in 2008.)
  • Sri Lankan monks are part of the “Jathika Hela Urumaya” or the National Heritage Party, a political party founded in 2004 that supports military solutions to the country’s ongoing civil war.