{"id":21073,"date":"2013-05-08T10:23:09","date_gmt":"2013-05-08T14:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=21073"},"modified":"2013-05-08T13:09:33","modified_gmt":"2013-05-08T17:09:33","slug":"dalai-lama-criticises-buddhists-including-monks-for-violence-against-muslims-in-sri-lanka-and-burma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=21073","title":{"rendered":"Dalai Lama Criticises Buddhists Including Monks For Violence Against Muslims in Sri Lanka and Burma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Dalai Lama has implored Buddhist monks in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to put an end to a series of recent attacks on Muslims in their countries, the Associated Press reported today.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21075\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DLUM050713.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21075\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DLUM050713-600x420.jpg\" alt=\"The Dalai Lama spoke to a crowd of about 15,000 students, faculty, and guests as part of the Anwar Sadat Lecture for Peace on May 7th, 2013 \u2013 pic by James Levin courtesy: Diamondback-University of Maryland\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" class=\"size-large wp-image-21075\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Dalai Lama spoke to a crowd of about 15,000 students, faculty, and guests as part of the Anwar Sadat Lecture for Peace on May 7th, 2013 \u2013 pic by James Levin courtesy: Diamondback-University of Maryland<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader spoke Tuesday night about religious violence when asked questions following a speech he delivered to 15,000 people at the University of Maryland. He condemned all killing being carried out in the name of religion and then turned to his own religion.<\/em><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>He said Buddhists, including monks, were responsible for recent violence against Muslims in Myanmar and Sri Lanka.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Myanmar has been wracked by sectarian violence that has displaced tens of thousands over the past year, while Sri Lankan Buddhist groups have recently attacked Muslim businesses.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton21073\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D21073&amp;text=Dalai%20Lama%20Criticises%20Buddhists%20Including%20Monks%20For%20Violence%20Against%20Muslims%20in%20Sri%20Lanka%20and%20Burma&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dalai Lama has implored Buddhist monks in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to put an end to a series of recent attacks on Muslims in their countries, the Associated Press reported today. 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