I don't know whether buddhist war fought for the
purpose of expansionism ever took place in any
buddhist country, but I'd bet my life that whoever
uttered that quote was definitely not an arahant. It's
completely inconsistent with the actions and words of
the Buddha and his liberated disciples.

-fk


--- christine_forsyth <cforsyth@...> wrote:

> Dear Steve, :-)
>
> Thank you for your prompt reply with the Pali
> translation. In a
> corner of my heart I had half-hoped that such a
> thing could never
> have been said in Buddhist scriptures - but better
> to know the
> truth. Seems to put to rest the myth that no war
> has ever been
> fought in Buddhism to extend the geographic extent
> of the Teachings.
> (Unbelievers, say the arahats (!), are not more to
> be esteemed than
> beasts!)
> Now it only remains to deal with it.
>
> metta and peace,
> Christine
> ---The trouble is that you think you have time ---
>
> --- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "bodhi2500"
> <seisen_@...> wrote:
> > Dear Chris and all
> >
> > Christine wrote:
> > > Dear Group,
> > > The quote for which the Pali is requested:
> > > "Only one and a half human beings have been
> slain here by thee, O
> > > lord of men. The one had come unto the (three)
> refuges, the other
> > had
> > > taken unto himself the five precepts.
> Unbelievers and men of evil
> > > life were the rest, not more to be esteemed than
> beasts. But as
> for
> > > thee, thou wilt bring glory to the doctrine of
> the Buddha in
> > manifold
> > > ways; therefore cast away care from the heart, O
> ruler of men
> > > (xxv.108-112)."
> >
> > This seems to be the Mahaava.mpsa passage you are
> after>
> >
> > Mahaava.msa, Pa~ncaviisatima pariccheda(xxv),
> Verses 108-112.
> >
> > 108. "Katha.m nu bhante assaaso, mama hessati yena
> me;
> > akkhobhi.nimahaasena, ghaato
> kaaraapito"iti.
> > 109. "Saggamaggantaraayo ca, natthi te tena
> kammunaa;
> > Diiya.d.dhamanujaa ce'ttha, ghaatitaa
> manujaadhipa.
> > 110. Sara.nesu .thito eko, pa~ncasiilepi caa'paro;
>
> > micchaadi.t.thi ca dussiilo, sesaa
> pasusamaamataa.
> > 111. Jotayissasi ceva tva.m, bahudhaa
> buddhasaasana.m;
> > manovilekha.m tasmaa tva.m, vinodaya
> narissara.
> > 112. Iti vutto mahaaraajaa, tehi assaasamaagato;
> > vanditvaa te visajjetvaa, sayito puna
> cintayi.
> >
> > Steve
>
>

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