Myanmar's Anti-Muslim Monks | AJ+ Docs

Buddhist monks were a symbol of hope and defiance during the dark years of Myanmar’s military dictatorship. But as the country opens up to the world, some have taken a radically sectarian turn. Since 2012, violence has uprooted more than 150,000 members of the country's Muslim minority. And in July 2014, Buddhist mobs attacked Muslim homes and businesses in the second-largest city, Mandalay. Sparked by unfounded rumors that a Muslim man had raped a Buddhist woman, they were stoked by Ashin Wirathu, the leader of a large monastery, who posted the rumor to his Facebook account. Two people were killed, a Muslim and a Buddhist. Reporter Jason Motlagh traveled to Myanmar to meet Wirathu and find out why practitioners of a religion known for prizing compassion have come to fuel sectarian hatred.

[cardrift]

When a monk uses violence remember that something is horribly wrong!

[stbdoyourwork]

Only those whose country suffered from Islamic aggression will understand

[emotional_girlll]

Just because Buddhism is a peaceful, humble religion doesn't mean Buddhists can't be defensive if needed. We all know who the Muslims are.

[axelblaize]

Monks are not wrong. They're peace loving people. But those Muslims wanted to spread other things

[therandomguy]

If your religion teaches you to hate others, then you need to find a new religion.

[infotainmentchannel]

*Once Afghanistan was a buddisht country, just saying*

[savitabhan]

We Hindus can relate with what mayanmar faced and understand why certain things happened in mayanmar. The problem with international media is that they only want human rights for minority and for them majority does not have any rights in there own country.
They don't understand that a majority can also live in fear due to minority and will feel need to defend themselves.

[Callsign-Blade_RunnerSG]

Not that I agree with the Buddhist Monk but he does have a point though.

Remember that it was the Muslim Taliban that destroyed the Buddhist statues in Afghanistan without provocation.

[iluvleo]

A video about Hinduism: Hinduist comments
A video about Buddhism: Buddhist comments
A video about Judaism: Jewish comments
A video about Christianity: atheist comments
A video about atheism: Christian comments
A video about Islam: All of the above

[SpadaccinoLuciano]

I'm a Buddhist. I am sickened by this violence, because I am a true Buddhist.
The comments are almost as sick as the people in the video.
Both so consumed by hate and fear.


You hate what you have seen Muslims do, when some Muslims have killed, tortured, yelled threats and struck fear into their fellow human beings.

Yet you cheer when you see Buddhists do it?

You hypocrites! If you hate it because it is evil, why do you praise that same evil?

"In times of war,
give rise in yourself to the mind of compassion
Helping living beings
Abandon the will to fight."

"Even if thieves carve you limb from limb
with a double-handed saw,
If you make your mind hostile,
You are not following my teaching."

- The Supreme Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama.

[kyliereed]

You know the Muslims crossed a line if even the Buddhist monks are using violence

[happyagarwal]

Israel fighting a disease
France fighting a disease
Myanmar fighting a disease
India fighting a disease
China fighting a disease
Poland fighting a disease
Guess the disease?

[gajahabuh]

the fact is this = Hindu, Buddha, Jew, Christian, Atheist will be united to fight Islam

[DILIPKUMAR-vjeo]

No UN countries came forward against the demolition of LORD BUDDHHA statue in Afganistan. This is called hypocrisy.

[Avinashkumar-fobu]

He is not anti muslim.he is saving his own tradition, culture, and myanmar from extreme radicalization

[Gupta_Dynasty]

Media also rise issue Why 56 years old mohamad married to 6 years girl and intimate at 9 isn't it crime

[mahendragholap]

All muslim countries should give citizenship to rohigya specially saudi arabia.

[bidyananda]

Plz make video on killing of bengali hindu in Bangladesh, Pakistani hindu in if yes show

[amlandeka]

Respect to the Monk for not letting the Muslims intimidate the Buddhists

[hinduwarrior]

As an Indian Hindu I assure you that billions of Hindus support the Buddhists and their actions❤