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Which Buddhist sects practice (or allow practicing) Martial Arts? Which don't?
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I don't know about the particular sect that studies martial arts but there are other martial arts that incorporate Buddhisim in their style and are practiced (at least originally) by Buddhists.
These styles are:
- Luohanquan
- Hung Gar
- Dragon Style
- White Crane
The sect of Zen Buddhisim has developed a martial art called, "Shorinji Kempo," in Japan.
I am not sure of any Buddhists sects that don't allow the use of martial arts.
I more often have heard of Buddhists using martial arts.
Even though Buddhisim is indeed peaceful, and against violence, they have come to a middle ground with it with these martial arts.
In my understanding, the Buddhists martial artists study these techniques that can cause great violence, pain, suffering, and damage, in order to prevent doing so. They become so skilled that they can control their attacker with the least minimum of violence called for. The Shaolin style requires that it's practioners never be the attacker. They are to only use their martial art skills in defense and with the minimum of violence.
I guess they take a practical approach to violence (that they must deal with it somehow and that violence, as a last resort, can deal with it). Some Buddhists will completely refuse to resort to any violence, self-defense or not.
I don't know what percentage of Buddhists practice martial arts. Even though Buddhisim is linked with those certain martial arts, Buddhisim is much wider than the practice of martial arts. The practice of martial arts is only a slice of what Buddhists may do to express their belief. I would't say the percentage is very high. I think that Buddhist would do martial arts (in the modern world 2009) more based on their personal preference than because it had to do something with their personal beliefs. The main exceptions to this, of course, are the Shaolin Monks (who do purposely train in the martial arts to help them in their Buddhisim) and, I believe, the monks who do the Zen Shorinji Kempo in Japan.
These styles are:
- Luohanquan
- Hung Gar
- Dragon Style
- White Crane
The sect of Zen Buddhisim has developed a martial art called, "Shorinji Kempo," in Japan.
I am not sure of any Buddhists sects that don't allow the use of martial arts.
I more often have heard of Buddhists using martial arts.
Even though Buddhisim is indeed peaceful, and against violence, they have come to a middle ground with it with these martial arts.
In my understanding, the Buddhists martial artists study these techniques that can cause great violence, pain, suffering, and damage, in order to prevent doing so. They become so skilled that they can control their attacker with the least minimum of violence called for. The Shaolin style requires that it's practioners never be the attacker. They are to only use their martial art skills in defense and with the minimum of violence.
I guess they take a practical approach to violence (that they must deal with it somehow and that violence, as a last resort, can deal with it). Some Buddhists will completely refuse to resort to any violence, self-defense or not.
I don't know what percentage of Buddhists practice martial arts. Even though Buddhisim is linked with those certain martial arts, Buddhisim is much wider than the practice of martial arts. The practice of martial arts is only a slice of what Buddhists may do to express their belief. I would't say the percentage is very high. I think that Buddhist would do martial arts (in the modern world 2009) more based on their personal preference than because it had to do something with their personal beliefs. The main exceptions to this, of course, are the Shaolin Monks (who do purposely train in the martial arts to help them in their Buddhisim) and, I believe, the monks who do the Zen Shorinji Kempo in Japan.
I don't know about the particular sect that studies martial arts but there are other martial arts that incorporate Buddhisim in their style and are practiced (at least originally) by Buddhists.
These styles are:
- Luohanquan
- Hung Gar
- Dragon Style
- White Crane
The sect of Zen Buddhisim has developed a martial art called, "Shorinji Kempo," in Japan.
I am not sure of any Buddhists sects that don't allow the use of martial arts.
I more often have heard of Buddhists using martial arts.
Even though Buddhisim is indeed peaceful, and against violence, they have come to a middle ground with it with these martial arts.
In my understanding, the Buddhists martial artists study these techniques that can cause great violence, pain, suffering, and damage, in order to prevent doing so. They become so skilled that they can control their attacker with the least minimum of violence called for. The Shaolin style requires that it's practioners never be the attacker. They are to only use their martial art skills in defense and with the minimum of violence.
I guess they take a practical approach to violence (that they must deal with it somehow and that violence, as a last resort, can deal with it). Some Buddhists will completely refuse to resort to any violence, self-defense or not.
I don't know what percentage of Buddhists practice martial arts. Even though Buddhisim is linked with those certain martial arts, Buddhisim is much wider than the practice of martial arts. The practice of martial arts is only a slice of what Buddhists may do to express their belief. I would't say the percentage is very high. I think that Buddhist would do martial arts (in the modern world 2009) more based on their personal preference than because it had to do something with their personal beliefs. The main exceptions to this, of course, are the Shaolin Monks (who do purposely train in the martial arts to help them in their Buddhisim) and, I believe, the monks who do the Zen Shorinji Kempo in Japan.
These styles are:
- Luohanquan
- Hung Gar
- Dragon Style
- White Crane
The sect of Zen Buddhisim has developed a martial art called, "Shorinji Kempo," in Japan.
I am not sure of any Buddhists sects that don't allow the use of martial arts.
I more often have heard of Buddhists using martial arts.
Even though Buddhisim is indeed peaceful, and against violence, they have come to a middle ground with it with these martial arts.
In my understanding, the Buddhists martial artists study these techniques that can cause great violence, pain, suffering, and damage, in order to prevent doing so. They become so skilled that they can control their attacker with the least minimum of violence called for. The Shaolin style requires that it's practioners never be the attacker. They are to only use their martial art skills in defense and with the minimum of violence.
I guess they take a practical approach to violence (that they must deal with it somehow and that violence, as a last resort, can deal with it). Some Buddhists will completely refuse to resort to any violence, self-defense or not.
I don't know what percentage of Buddhists practice martial arts. Even though Buddhisim is linked with those certain martial arts, Buddhisim is much wider than the practice of martial arts. The practice of martial arts is only a slice of what Buddhists may do to express their belief. I would't say the percentage is very high. I think that Buddhist would do martial arts (in the modern world 2009) more based on their personal preference than because it had to do something with their personal beliefs. The main exceptions to this, of course, are the Shaolin Monks (who do purposely train in the martial arts to help them in their Buddhisim) and, I believe, the monks who do the Zen Shorinji Kempo in Japan.