[Buddha-l] Buddhism & War

[Peter D. Junger]

"jkirk" writes:

: You seem to have forgotten the role of Mahatma Gandhi in inspiring such 
: pacifists as Martin Luther King and his movement. Gandhi deplored any kind 
: of violence including "defensive" violence. He spent years training his 
: followers in peaceful resistance without violence. Yet, both he and King 
: were assassinated. Makes one wonder about the value of non-self-defense.

I thought that it was the Buddha's teaching that there is no self
to be defended.

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Peter D. Junger--Case Western Reserve University Law School--Cleveland, OH
 EMAIL: junger at samsara.law.cwru.edu    URL:  http://samsara.law.cwru.edu