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Re: # 136
If one reads European history, it is as conflict was born of this land, yet this land gave birth to some of the great inventions and ideas, put it simply Europeans have triumphed even north America is a European transplant.

Re: # 134
This is perceived by moslems/barbarians. Most of the great thinking/innovation has come when people moved away from violence. Most of the great military adventures has collected the knowledge invented by others. The best example is Greek medical science. What Alexander has collected from India and Egypt, they have used that as foundation.

Re: # 134


Only those who have not experienced Karuna and Sunyata would consider Himsa as the "natural" and final aim of human endeavours.
Remember, even the sommum bonnum of Islam is the state of bliss and non-conflict in the jannah!!

Since all human progress has been through conflict and battle of ideas.

Where would humanity be if it had followed buddha’s message of peace, meditation and renouncing the world.

Laddu,

Don't worry about Wali sahib's comments. Zee sahib and his Waziri friends would take care of him, just as global warming would take care of the Maldivian mullahs!!!

Regards

Re: # 128

Miyan Naqshu,

Cut this Idolophobia crap. Mullah lickers like you would never understood how Chandrakirti would not find any inconsistency with concept of śūnyatā, or "emptiness," anatta (no-self), pratītyasamutpāda (dependent origination) and the idols of Buddha in various states of meditation!
Only people like you are responsible for the current state of Pakistan!!

#128 by Naqshbandi

to quote shaykh hamza perhaps we will realise that all idols including that of the buddha are demons too.

All idols need not be demons and all demons need not have idol replicas.

Maulana Naqshbandi (pbuh)

(perhaps he will realise that all idols including that of the buddha are demons too.)

Wali sahib, and that day, all dead parrots would come back to life thanks to your miraculous powers.

Regards

correction: ...perhaps HE will...

the dalai lama recently forbade his followers from venerating a certain idol since he now believed it was a demon. to quote shaykh hamza perhaps we will realise that all idols including that of the buddha are demons too.

Partho da,

(RELIGION!)

I hope Commie-ism too comes into your definition of a religion.

Regards

RELIGION!


Edmund Burke : All it needs for evil to succeed is for the good to remain silent.

Laddu,

Don't bother about the Maldivians or their mullahs. Global warming is going to take care of them anyways!!!

Regards

Re: # 123 Common sense is most uncommon, russel said and it seems to be rampant in our times!

#122 Posted by Ras on December 5, 2007 6:36:01 pm

In order to do that Pakistan has to save itself from the mullahs first!

Read how a typical mullah thinks about other religions - not to speak about the Buddhist Buts.

"In an article that appeared as part of his column on Minivan (a dhivehi daily related to MDP), the famous wahhabi scholar said that 'there is no way, building a temple on Maldivian soil will be legal in Islamic Shariah'.Warning against the 'dangers' of freedom of religion he further said that according to some Islamic Scholars; 'after conquering a non muslim land; muslims are obligated to destroy the existing places of worship (except mosques)'. Below is a translation of the concluding lines of this article :

"Building places of worship for people of other religions, and letting them live in Maldives with freedom of religion guaranteed by law, will leave Maldives in religious conflicts and unthinkable chaos, from the way things are going on these days. In such a situation it is most likely that, with the aid of millions and millions of dollars and international conventions, and in the name of human rights; people of other religions will overpower muslims of Maldives in Maldives. May Allah save this country from such an abasing fate! Amen! It is important in this case to think deeply about the assaultive activities of non muslims against muslims in the name of human rights or other such names.

O people of intellect. Is depriving muslims of a right which have been given to them and giving that right to a people of some other religion in the name of human rights, acceptable to the sane mind? What glory is there being stuck in things, deceived by materialism."

[Note:According to the Principal Laws of MDP; the islamic advisory council's responsibilities are: creating islamic awareness, forbidding unislamic acts and calling for good deeds, give counsel to MDP on religious issues.]"

Please save/preserve the Buddha Statues in Pakistan!

These sites belong to all of humanity and

are not just for Pakistanis alone.


Ras