Sri Lanka declares state of emergency in wake of communal violence

[Pseudobabble]

Unfortunately, some Sri Lankans never learn from the past mistakes.
There should be some invisible power behind this violence.
How is Sri Lankans repeating a similar thing what happened in Maynamar?

Perhaps there is a common factor.

[fornoxe]

cheers

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/03/ ... 40779.html

[Lucas Oliveira]

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency in wake of communal violence

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/03/06/asia ... index.html

Okay .. and why is it news? Because they are Buddhists and supposed to suffer silently?

Humans are humans and from time to time violence will break out. As long as it is brought under control quickly .. it is okay ..

Problems have everywhere.

in this case it is a very important country for Theravada Buddhism.

and that's why it got my attention

[manas]

It is understandable for the Sri Lankan authorities to try and restore order and calm, and for the local Buddhist population to be upset. However, the
'Buddhists' who did this, can't even seem to observe the most basic of Buddhist moral precepts:

"On Tuesday morning, the body of a 28-year-old Muslim man was pulled from the burned-out wreckage of a house set on fire the previous day by Sinhalese Buddhists in Aluthwatte, some 35 kilometers (21.7 miles) north west of Kandy."

I feel uncomfortable with having these people referred to as 'Buddhists' at all. It gives non-Buddhists the impression that we are like other religions, prone to tribal violence in the name of our faith.

[Kamran]

It is understandable for the Sri Lankan authorities to try and restore order and calm, and for the local Buddhist population to be upset. However, the
'Buddhists' who did this, can't even seem to observe the most basic of Buddhist moral precepts:

"On Tuesday morning, the body of a 28-year-old Muslim man was pulled from the burned-out wreckage of a house set on fire the previous day by Sinhalese Buddhists in Aluthwatte, some 35 kilometers (21.7 miles) north west of Kandy."

I feel uncomfortable with having these people referred to as 'Buddhists' at all. It gives non-Buddhists the impression that we are like other religions, prone to tribal violence in the name of our faith.

Its an important reminder that we all have defilements.

Buddhists are human and are no different than the humans of other religions.

Buddhists are most definitely prone to tribal violence in the name of their faith as history and recent events in Myanmar and Sri Lanka have proven.

[manas]

Its an important reminder that we all have defilements.

Buddhists are human and are no different than the humans of other religions.

Buddhists are most definitely prone to tribal violence in the name of their faith as history and recent events in Myanmar and Sri Lanka have proven.

If a Buddhist takes up arms and commits violence, even to 'defend' the faith, they are acting against the Buddhist scriptures, unlike in some other faiths in which such violence is, on occasion, actually mandated by a 'divine authority'. I'm questioning whether we can call someone who thinks it's ok to kill other human beings under these circumstances, a true Buddhist.

[Lucas Oliveira]

Its an important reminder that we all have defilements.

Buddhists are human and are no different than the humans of other religions.

Buddhists are most definitely prone to tribal violence in the name of their faith as history and recent events in Myanmar and Sri Lanka have proven.

‘Ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims continuing: UN

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has estimated that at least 6,700 Rohingya were killed in the first month of the crackdown alone. Hundreds of Rohingya villages were torched, and recent satellite imagery showed at least 55 villages have since been completely bulldozed, removing all traces of buildings, wells and vegetation.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/289184 ... tinuing-un
https://www.efe.com/efe/english/portada ... 60-3543729

[Lucas Oliveira]

Buddhist Monks in Sri Lanka Decry Anti-Muslim Riots

Buddhist monks and activists gathered in their hundreds on the streets of Colombo on Friday to protest communal violence between majority Buddhists and members of Sri Lanka’s Muslim minority that have resulted in at least two fatalities and compelled the government to declare a national state of emergency last week, the first time the measure has been used in seven years.

Riots erupted in and around the central city of Kandy early last week after a Sinhalese man died following an altercation over a traffic dispute with a group of Muslim men. Tensions escalated on 6 March, when the body of a Muslim man was discovered in a burned-out building. The ensuing riots and retaliatory attacks by Buddhist mobss over subsequent days have left two people dead, several dozen injured, with mosques attacked and dozens of homes and business destroyed.

Representatives of the National Bhikku Front said the silent demonstration in Colombo was a protest against the violence that risks re-opening barely healed rifts in Sri Lankan society. “Communal clashes are destroying national unity,” said monks. “We must defeat this trend.” (AsiaNews.it)


The National Bhikku Front said it organised the silent demonstration in Colombo to protest the communal violence. From aljazeera.com

https://www.buddhistdoor.net/news/buddh ... slim-riots