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    In the documentary by NGC called Secrets of the kung fu temple, it is said that Shi Yongxin is also the head of Shaolin Incorporated, a multi-million dollar corporation that apparently specialises in tourism, merchandising, world tours, and Shaolin franchises in the US and Europe.

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    I think budists should stop using money and advocate stopping using money. The first budist paramita, virtue, is dana, giving. A budist should give without expecting nothing in return.

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    • #3
      I have a great deal of respect for National Geographic; their documentaries are top notch, educational, and professional (unlike some of the Discovery Channel shit I've seen lately on TV).

      I wouldn't be surprised if they mentioned Yongxin as CEO of this corporation, to bring it to light. It's almost like having the Pope as CEO of General Motors, or, the Mormon Church being majority owner of Coca Cola back when they had made it very clear that drinking caffeinated beverages was taboo.

      Hypocrisy is a great thing to show on television, provided that your viewers understand that that is what you're demonstrating.
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      • #4
        That's where rhetoric comes in handy. Liu could teach classes on this.

        And I have to add, when you are the CEO of the Catholic church, General Motors is small potatoes.
        Last edited by dogchow108; 04-23-2009, 04:00 PM.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by liutangsanzang View Post
          I think budists should stop using money and advocate stopping using money. The first budist paramita, virtue, is dana, giving. A budist should give without expecting nothing in return.

          Peace and love
          so if i'm a buddhists, you suggest i quit my job and encourage others to stop working too? o.O

          money is important. without money you cant give it. cant do much without it nowadays. what do you suggest i give without expecting anything in return? if i dont work, how do i get food? expect people to give it to me? o.O

          or, do my own farming and kill innumerable insects and such firsthand? that seems to go against your whole non-violence, non-killing mission.

          i'm now confused about what a buddhist "should do".

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          • #6
            a buddhist should do whatever makes them happy, as long as it doesnt hurt others or themselves..just like everyone else
            "did you ask me to consider dick with you??" blooming tianshi lotus

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            • #7
              buddhists and monks are two different things i will explain the difference buddhists follow buddhas teachings, monks want to become like buddha and attain enlightment or nirvana. Can you attain enlightment through money and fame? I'll let you decide and research more about buddhism yourself

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              • #8
                i like when i see those buddhist monks who want to be buddha standing outside a bank expecting people to give them (i mean, begging for) money.
                it's the new eight fold path... to the bank. lol..
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                • #9
                  Contender, i m not sure about the difference u make between budists and monks according to their goal. If u define buda as a state free of negative afflictions, maybe every budist should want to be buda?

                  One of my monk friend involved in Shaolin is a guy that sells Guan Yin. I mean picture of Guan Yin. I see it as a way to help lay people exercicing dana, giving, letting go and forgetting the self. Very funny to see the reactions of people when he asks them for money... MY MONEY? R U JOKING? Personally when i met him i gave him an apple.

                  In tibetan budism, great offerings of gold had to be made to the guru for him to accept teaching.

                  Me, madman, i keep on saying FREE money!


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                  • #10
                    ok before you start critisizing anymore i never said a monk shouldn't have any money at all I stated a difference between a lay buddhist follower and a monk. Read more about buddhism read the part about worry and money you'll understand my point of view

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                    • #11
                      Chan says u should not rely on words 不立文字, so why do u want me to read more? I dont know but I guess at one point meditation and action could take up on reading in order to end the suffering of every being such as animals, ghosts, humans and hell beings.

                      Do u think monks and lay people have different goal concerning the end of suffering?

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                      • #12
                        I strongly dssagree that money is the source of suffering in this world. That comment sounds ignorant.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by thecontender View Post
                          buddhists and monks are two different things i will explain the difference buddhists follow buddhas teachings, monks want to become like buddha and attain enlightment or nirvana.
                          whats the difference?

                          Originally posted by liutangsanzang View Post
                          Chan says u should not rely on words 不立文字, so why do u want me to read more?
                          "not relying on words" doesnt mean not being educated in buddhist doctrine. you first have to know your direction. thats very important.

                          no one ever said not to study. bodhidharma even taught from the lankavatara sutra. but he said not to rely on words, because they are not truth itself.

                          however, the finger pointing to the moon is important. just dont rely on it to bring truth to you, because it is not the moon itself. you must find the direction and go there.

                          Originally posted by liutangsanzang
                          Do u realize all the suffering in the world linked to money? I dont know but i think there is a very simple solution: ask politicians to agree on stopping using money. Why would they refuse?
                          they would refuse because you're illogical.

                          with a lot of money, institutions can be set up to educate people on the dharma. with a lot of money, the hungry can be fed. without money, not a lot can be done.

                          everything is relative to the individual. to suggest money is evil by nature and that buddhist should not use it is plain ignorance.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by LFJ View Post
                            whats the difference?



                            "not relying on words" doesnt mean not being educated in buddhist doctrine. you first have to know your direction. thats very important.

                            no one ever said not to study. bodhidharma even taught from the lankavatara sutra. but he said not to rely on words, because they are not truth itself.

                            however, the finger pointing to the moon is important. just dont rely on it to bring truth to you, because it is not the moon itself. you must find the direction and go there.



                            they would refuse because you're illogical.

                            with a lot of money, institutions can be set up to educate people on the dharma. with a lot of money, the hungry can be fed. without money, not a lot can be done.

                            everything is relative to the individual. to suggest money is evil by nature and that buddhist should not use it is plain ignorance.
                            Pwnt.

                            Like...really pwnt.

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