First of all this isn't a shrine to Buddhism. It's a shrine to Tiger Balm
and the founder of the company. And it's a fantasy park. Not unlike equating
the dinosaurs at Universal Studios with Xtianity. Second, the gods shown
there are Taoist, which makes them more like fairytale demiurges with a
finite term than gods. Sort of like making Disneyland a representative
feature of Xtian values. Third, you being a rancher you probably just don't
love big cats nearly enough. Fourth, don't knock Tiger Balm. It's good
before during and after a land war.

GAVIN



on 3/6/03 9:23 AM, Richard Seddon at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Hello
>
> A tour of the Tiger Balm gardens in Hong Kong or Singapore does not engender
> very many pacifist ideas of Buddhism.  They are not gardens of peace and
> tranquility.
>
> Rick Seddon
> McIntosh, NM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carrol Cox" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 10:05 AM
> Subject: Re: Pound's nomination to Writers Corner
>
>
>> Peter Bi wrote:
>>>
>>> O Mi Tu Fo
>>>
>>> Anyway, in history, there is
>>> never a war under the name of Buddha, not even a complaint of
> unfairness!
>>> (correct me)
>>
>> This is just a vague memory, & I don't remember the source: A Buddhist
>> king created a mountain of skulls of enemies of Buddhism.
>>
>> All religions are pacifist when _other_ religions control the guns.
>>
>> Carrol
>>