[Buddha-l] Buddhism & War

[Jim Peavler]

On Sep 20, 2006, at 11:47 AM, Peter D. Junger wrote:

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

Of course there is a self, it is just that there is no constant,  
lasting version of self. The currently available body/mind combo  
might be argued to be allowed to protect the current momentary  
version of the currently living, "becoming" self from "ceasing to  
become".

Jim Peavler
jmp at peavler.org