I dont know about Buddhist monks.. but from what I've heard that every year hundreds of ethnic Thais and Chinese converted to Islam in Bangkok only... Muslims in Bangkok are very tolerated by the Buddhists majority because they speak Thai...
I meant their simplicity in living. "AL zuhd". Thats all.
the monks are soooo zuhood...
they always smile at you (regardless of your religious group), they walk barefoot and slowly... never raise their voices... I think the non-Buddhists are very comfortable with Buddhist monks... maybe because they dont go from house to house preaching Buddhism... they dont preach Buddhism on the streets too...
in sheffield we used to have a christian vicar who prayed with us in salaah,
he was also homosexual, had a pink styled hair, vegan and to be honest needed a little help as was very confused.
he accepted the Quran was true but wanted us to do the same with the bible which of-course we couldnt do but i could never figure out whether he was genuine or just a very cunning missionary.
buddhists are decent people. they arent quick to judge and they are so caring. they really have a good brotherhood.. not as good as islam though, of course. *smile*
they always smile at you (regardless of your religious group), they walk barefoot and slowly... never raise their voices... I think the non-Buddhists are very comfortable with Buddhist monks................. maybe because they dont go from house to house preaching Buddhism... they dont preach Buddhism on the streets too................
I know what is in your mind. That is happen in Indonesia too.
About Buddhist, I agree, non-Buddhist are very comfortable with Buddhist monks. And as Indonesian Muslim, I very comfortable with Indonesian Buddhist people, they are not trouble makers in harmony of religious life.
Sometime I visit Indonesian Buddhist webforum. I saw they always avoid talk something bad about other religion. But I found many complain in Indonesian Buddhist people, another people always annoys and disturbs them. And that another people are not Muslims.
I never heard of Buddhists complaining in Malaysia... for them as long as they can follow their religious belief... it's ok... and they never interrupt in other people's religious belief..
Buddhism in it's truest form is not a religion nor a form of worship. It is a way of life. And a simple means of trying to live in harmony with the universe. I personaly believe most Buddhist have no actual belief in a God(swt), but many do seem to be seekers on the path to find Allaah(swt)
Buddhism does have 5 basic beliefs which are:
The Five Precepts are the basis of Buddhist morality. The first precept is to avoid killing or harming living beings. The second is to avoid stealing, the third is to avoid sexual misconduct, the fourth is to avoid lying and the fifth is to avoid alcohol and other intoxicating drugs.
Everything else about Buddhism are guides on how to follow those precepts
Buddhism in it's truest form is not a religion nor a form of worship. It is a way of life. And a simple means of trying to live in harmony with the universe. I personaly believe most Buddhist have no actual belief in a God(swt), but many do seem to be seekers on the path to find Allaah(swt)
Buddhism does have 5 basic beliefs which are:
The Five Precepts are the basis of Buddhist morality. The first precept is to avoid killing or harming living beings. The second is to avoid stealing, the third is to avoid sexual misconduct, the fourth is to avoid lying and the fifth is to avoid alcohol and other intoxicating drugs.
Everything else about Buddhism are guides on how to follow those precepts
Salaam
Very similar to the 5 points sharia is here to protect - deen,life,property,honour,intellect.
I have heard otherwise from a scholar originally from that area (he is of the Cham people).
Your link does not work above as well, akhi.
yeah... the link is not working now...
Malaysians have special connection with the Chams of Cambodia and Vietnam.... during Khmer Rouge, half of Muslim population were killed... many of them ran away to Malaysian shores... the Cham Muslims are kinda well tolerated now in Cambodia...
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I've always respected buddhists, their attitude seems very close to muslims. Dont ya think?ok Jazak Allahu Khayr for clarifying
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