[Buddha-l] Was Mr. Pol Pot a Buddhist?

Bankei bankei at gmail.com
Sat Oct 13 01:35:58 MDT 2012


On 4 October 2012 21:45, Artur Karp <karp at uw.edu.pl> wrote:

> > Makes Artur's question mark quasi-obscene
>
> I'd like to apologize for posting the question. My asking it wasn't meant
> to offend anyone.
>
> Mr. Adolf Hitler's religious affiliation (or lack of it) was and remains
> the object of unending disputes. Couldn't one discuss Mr. Pol Pot's
> experiences with his inherited tradition - without being accused of
> spreading the venom of acute Islamo-philia?
>
> My sincere apologies, again ---
>
> Artur Karp
> _______________________________________________
>
>

I may be wrong, but I think I recall reading that Pol Pot had ordained as a
novice when young.

Bankei


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