--- Ong Yong Peng <pali.smith@...> skrev:

> Secondly, it is hard for me to accept that a
> momentary period in a
> nation's history can be used to define its culture.

I agree (I wouldn't like Sweden to be defined by the
Thirty Years' War). I just want to avoid
over-generalisations, in both directions. Wars can,
unfortunately, be found in most cultures. So can lofty
thoughts. I think both are much older than recorded
history.

After all, cultures are built by people, and as the
Buddha said: the animal is an open field, the human
being is a jungle. It is, unfortunately, quite normal
in human history to preach one thing and practice
another.

Gunnar

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