How Do Buddhist Attacks on Muslims Help Burma’s Government?
Cognitive dissonance aside, Buddhists — including monks — take up arms against Muslims in Burma while the government stands by.
Burma’s Buddhists Determined to De-romanticize Buddhism for West
Burma — from its president to its Nobel laureate — has failed to address Buddhist violence in its Rakhine state against Muslim Rohingyas.
The Worst of Both Worlds: The “Shimano Problem” Underscores Clash of Cultures When Buddhism Spread to West
Buddhist teachers — Eastern and Western alike — who sleep with their students have left a trail of human wreckage in their wake.
Et Tu, Buddha? Rationalizing Violence in Buddhism
However compassionate its origins, like all religions, Buddhism resorts to violence.
Monks Versus the Military
Kyi May Kaung looks at the religious roots of the protest movement in Burma today.