Buddhism is not a religion....................but as usual,
there are top people that will abuse their power............the
lamas were cruel.............but nowhere as cruel and corrupted as
Vatican popes from middle ages till now..........
i read that the Tibetans have a saying after China grabbed
Tibet................'' before Chairman Mao came, the sun only
shines on the lamas...........''
It depends on who you ask. The way some Buddhists behave you
would have swore the Buddha is God after a makeover, taking down
scores and decide whether you have the grades to be born a human,
animal or a fly.
I would say the Vatican popes are more corrupted but the Tibetan
lamas are more cruel.
The popes behave like any tyrants in history, playing leaders
against each other and starting wars to fulfill some silly
ideological goals. It's not something i like but it's still
something i can understand.
The Tibetan lamas are of a different level of cruel. By
hoodwinking the general populace that they the lamas are there
because of accumulated karma, it gave the people the false hope
that they could be like the lamas if they just obeyed the status
quo long enough to accumulate the karma, much like America and it's
vaulted Capitalism.
And because you're a slave, you have bad karma. But it's ok,
better luck next time maybe you'd get to be king next time
round.
Religion can only survive if they could explain the existence of
those in power. It's just that simple. Not because they represent
some inherent Truth.
