Arranged Marriages It is part of the Buddhist tradition for parents to find a suitable wife for their sons. This is given as one of the duties of Parents to their sons in the Siṅgāla Sutta. “In five ways, householder’s son, the parents ministered […]
Category: Current Affairs
The Right to Cause Offence
There has been much debate in the media recently about free speech and the offence it may cause to others. In an article by Boris Johnson MP in the column that he writes for the Daily Telegraph he said that he felt “fully entitled” […]
Why are Buddhists Killing the Rohingya People?
Virtuous Buddhists observe the five precepts, avoiding killing even snakes and scorpions. It is impossible that they would kill defenceless women and children. Not all Buddhists are virtuous. Soldiers, especially, are not famous for abstaining from killing. Buddhists who are normally virtuous sometimes kill […]