Hungry Ghost Festival

last SG · 2006-07-16T14:36:24+00:00

the clips very scary man! Bowl also broke into pieces!

Cenarious SG

and not really anyone will associate chinese new year things with religion.

laurence82 SG

Originally posted by Cenarious:
[quote]Originally posted by laurence82:
[b]

Paiseh, I think you were the one not receptive. I had already said such topic had not present such a misconception that it need a Buddhist to come in and correct it. Besides, you brought it up after a brief lull in the discussion. So who is doing what?

Again, you started off with burning paper as giving wrong idea about Buddhism. So now the issue is environmental pollution?

And again, as a Buddhist, do you receive angpows during CNY, since you dont like to mix two religion or practices?

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talk to u will puke blood.

Are you so sure that EVERYONE who read this thread will not think of it as buddhism?

In my last post I said BOTH "wrong idea" and "pollution". This further goes to show that you're an idiot.

Ang Pows are not as destructive to the environment as burning paper. [/b]

Also making me puke blood. I already said the topic so far has no presented a case for misconception from the start. Thats why I said, unless you xin zhong you gui, is there a need to harp on it? Why you wanna keep emphasising it?

Ok, unlike you, I will admit my bad on the pollution part, but I am more interested in whether you do receive angpows during CNY, since you do not like to have others have misconceptions about Buddhism and folk practice.

But then nothing will make me move from my position that you just made insinuations against somebody's else beliefs and its also very nice, a Buddhist calling me an idiot and losing his temper.

Wink

laurence82 SG

start from yourself

you just gave me a bad image of Buddhism

coz you just made insinuations about other people beliefs, lose temper, called other people idiot, not once, but few times

so, from you, i just got the image Buddhists are spiteful, bad tempered and like to call people idiot

What say you?

^spidee^ SG

I don't see the need to be so aggressive and hardline. I believe you yourself were introduced to Buddhism without putting down others' beliefs. People of other faiths have minds to think and eyes to see, so why the fuss? You claim to want people to understand the difference between Buddhism and folk practices, but is there a need to attack the latter constantly?!

laurence82 SG

Its not

Like I said, burning offerings are folk practices, CNY is a folk tradtion

and since you said Buddhists are not supposed to burn paper, are you supposed to receive ang pows?

i could drone on about material wealth, since you like to harp on remembering people in the heart not through physical ritual

So what say you?

Cenarious SG

Brownie didn't know whether this burning thing was from taoism or buddhism.

Cenarious SG

Alright I admit I was wrong in saying "noob" and "stupid".

laurence82 SG

Nope

You posted first

Pre emptive strike?

browniebaobao SG

hello. not that i duno.

that was a question directing to u.

laurence82 SG

That only?

Cenarious SG

Yes, I posted first. Does it mean that if I don't post then she will automatically know it isnt buddhism? Not to mention the whole lot of people reading the thread without posting.

Cenarious SG

What else?

Cenarious SG

Not that buddhists are not supposed to burn paper. Buddhists can burn paper. But to think it as coming from Buddhism is wrong.

browniebaobao SG

what talking you?

im not like what u claimed, that some buddhist got mixed up between toaism and buddhism.

hello, im telling u, im born a Taoist.

U think I duno that Hungry Ghost Festival is a practice of Taoist?

What rubbish!

Now you trying to push the blame to me ar? Rolling Eyes

Sore~~

laurence82 SG

Strangely, I said it wasnt a issue from the start to warrant such statement, and now you change tack and talk about pre-emptive moves.

Your insinuations below, a correction of beliefs?

Cenarious SG

So why are you guys so angry that im clarifying a fact that some ppl might not know?

browniebaobao SG

were u clarifying in the first place?

u kept saying it's stupid blah blah..

u called it clarifying?

laurence82 SG

Rolling Eyes

Playing around with me arent you?

You told bbb its a stupid ritual, now you are saying 'not that buddhists are not supposed to burn paper' and yak on about origins, and from what i saw, you said Buddhism is not associated with these things. Make up your mind.

laurence82 SG

a) For overemphasising the point when it doesnt warrant such big attention

b) For making insinuating remarks about other people's beliefs, for eg, calling it a stupid ritual

c) Lastly, do you receive angpows during CNY?

Cenarious SG

Strangely, I said it wasnt a issue from the start to warrant such statement, and now you change tack and talk about pre-emptive moves.

Your insinuations below, a correction of beliefs?

"pre-emptive move" was something you suggested first. Quit shifting positions and pushing all the blame on me.

That line below was said by me because brownie asked me "so dead people dont need to be respected?". THis she means that only by doing rituals and burning paper can the dead be respected. Therefore I answer her with "u remember and respect the dead in your heart and not do *stupid* rituals. It is in my opinion that these rituals are stupid, because it pollutes the environment and does nothing. I also have already apologised for saying "stupid".

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