[Buddha-l] Buddhist Intolerance?

[Gregory Bungo]

Hi Brad,

Didn't Nichiren have some especially harsh things to say
about his opponents?  I think they were mostly members
of other Buddhist sects, so I don't know whether that fits in
the scope of your project.

Sincerely,

Greg Bungo

-----Original Message-----
>From: Bradley Clough <bclough at aucegypt.edu>
>Sent: Oct 11, 2006 11:38 AM
>To: Buddhist discussion forum <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
>Subject: [Buddha-l] Buddhist Intolerance?
>
>Dear Fellow Buddha-Lers,
>
>I have been recently been charged with coming up with a paper on 
>intolerance in Buddhism, and I'm a bit at a loss as to how to approach 
>it. One example I'll probably use is the Sinhala Buddhist chauvinist 
>rhetoric that says that to be Sri Lankan is to be Sinhala and Buddhist, 
>but what other examples come to your minds, and what pertinent sources 
>would be good to look at?
>
>I think I will steer clear of the recently discussed Empress Wu, as it 
>seems that anti-Nestorian persecution may not have been her policy but 
>that of another non-Buddhist T'ang ruler.
>
>I was also considering Kukai's critiques of Confucianism and Taoism, 
>but I'm wary of equating criticism with intolerance.
>
>I'll be interested and thankful to see what people come up with!
>
>Best Wishes,
>Brad Clough
>
>
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