Current Events & Debates
Buddhism illustrates numerous issues that people in the world face today, that includes war and peace, famine, health, drug and alcohol abuse. This caused Buddhism to spread from East to West.
Examples:
Buddhists disapprove all aspects of violence and killing, since it violates the First Precept. Also, Buddhists state that hatred is one of the 3 poisons that cause suffering. Rescue workers walk through the remains of World Trade Center in New York, which was destroyed by terrorists in 2001.
Debates
Whether you should be vegetarian or not
Examples:
Buddhists disapprove all aspects of violence and killing, since it violates the First Precept. Also, Buddhists state that hatred is one of the 3 poisons that cause suffering. Rescue workers walk through the remains of World Trade Center in New York, which was destroyed by terrorists in 2001.
Debates
Whether you should be vegetarian or not
- The majority of Buddhist believe that it is ideal to be vegetarian because it avoids killing animals.
- the others believe that one should consume animal protein in their diet. This is because they believe that if they don’t include these animal protein in their diet, they may be in danger of being ill.
- For example, Dalai Lama, said that he should give up his strictly vegetarian diet. Therefore, he eats meat from time to time today.
- In the other hand, some people cannot grow abundant amount of food. Therefore, they would starve if they don’t kill animals for source of food.
- Buddha argued that women should have the authority to become nuns
- However, this was disputed because in the past, women was expected to bring up a family at home.