http://www.littledee.net/?p=6058 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 05:11:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.littledee.net/?p=6058&cpage=1#comment-10511 reynard61 Sat, 07 Mar 2015 03:55:23 +0000 http://www.littledee.net/?p=6058#comment-10511 As I recall, the Shao Lin monks developed Gung Fu to a) defend themselves from bandits when out ministering or begging (as they were [are?] a mendicant order): and b) to defend themselves from the various local Imperial bureaucrats and warlords who tended to want to eradicate them because at times they rivaled the Government in power. As I recall, the Shao Lin monks developed Gung Fu to a) defend themselves from bandits when out ministering or begging (as they were [are?] a mendicant order): and b) to defend themselves from the various local Imperial bureaucrats and warlords who tended to want to eradicate them because at times they rivaled the Government in power.

]]> http://www.littledee.net/?p=6058&cpage=1#comment-10510 War Pig Sat, 07 Mar 2015 00:20:48 +0000 http://www.littledee.net/?p=6058#comment-10510 During the Sri Lanka civil war, Buddhist monks were quite violent. During the Sri Lanka civil war, Buddhist monks were quite violent.

]]> http://www.littledee.net/?p=6058&cpage=1#comment-10509 Matt Fri, 06 Mar 2015 15:58:32 +0000 http://www.littledee.net/?p=6058#comment-10509 Well... this kinda really happens, kinda. At the Sera Monastery in Lhasa the monks have a pretty vigorous debating style! Here's ma travel blog with pics 'n' vid: http://otteradrift.com/2010/10/debating-monks/ Well… this kinda really happens, kinda. At the Sera Monastery in Lhasa the monks have a pretty vigorous debating style! Here’s ma travel blog with pics ‘n’ vid: http://otteradrift.com/2010/10/debating-monks/

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