Buddhism Case Study Discussion
Discuss this case with your group and consider the relationship between Religion and Violence/Peace. Think both broadly (religion as a whole) and specifically (Buddhism). In your reply include the # and the prompt.
Question 1: How might Buddhist doctrines such as the four noble truths or the no soul doctrine either help promote or restrain this type of violence? Does the Buddhist acknowledgment that life is defined by suffering provide comfort?
Question 2: It is common to hear people say that certain religions are "religions of violence" or "religions of peace." What might you say to someone who made such a claim? How does the situation in Myanmar make simplistic statements like these problematic?