Buddhism is a philosophy and it changes in each Country.
I was born and grew up in Sri Lanka a predominently Theravada Buddhist country. The evil that some of these Buddhist priests espouse is mind blowing. They are 'kept' by the poor people bringing food and money they can ill-afford.
Buddhism is a philosophy and it changes in each Country.
I was born and grew up in Sri Lanka a predominently Theravada Buddhist country. The evil that some of these Buddhist priests espouse is mind blowing. They are 'kept' by the poor people bringing food and money they can ill-afford.
The biggest threat to Sri Lanka is Buddhist Nationalism which caused the Civil war.
Get rid of those 'rose tinted spectacles' and do some research?
I spent a month, solo/budget in Sri Lanka in 1992. From Colombo and Kandy, I traveled north and south...the people were so sweet...rode the crowded railway, sitting on the outside steps (the train was So slow) I talked my way into the switching room at one stop. People said, "you are Austrian?, British?, Canadian?...US travelers were rare sight in their country.
Sri Lanka has a place in my heart; I hate to hear all the bad things that happen...like "my" train getting blown up.......
So totally uninformed America.
Buddhism is a philosophy and it changes in each Country.
I was born and grew up in Sri Lanka a predominently Theravada Buddhist country. The evil that some of these Buddhist priests espouse is mind blowing. They are 'kept' by the poor people bringing food and money they can ill-afford.
The biggest threat to Sri Lanka is Buddhist Nationalism which caused the Civil war.
Get rid of those 'rose tinted spectacles' and do some research?
I spent a month, solo/budget in Sri Lanka in 1992. From Colombo and Kandy, I traveled north and south...the people were so sweet...rode the crowded railway, sitting on the outside steps (the train was So slow) I talked my way into the switching room at one stop. People said, "you are Austrian?, British?, Canadian?...US travelers were rare sight in their country.
Sri Lanka has a place in my heart; I hate to hear all the bad things that happen...like "my" train getting blown up.......