@Spartans: The Buddha does not mention satan because he does not mention God. It would seem you need God in order to have satan.
On evil, the Buddha said
'What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.'
Buddhism is a philosophy or as a way of living one's life. Buddha teaches the 'Golden Rule,' Karma (I use the term 'What goes around, comes around') and states what is evil. Not perfect for sure.
@Alien: Now I see how you get the concentration of wealth. You describe Marx's idea where he finds the capitalist as owner at odds with the worker collective resulting in exploitation of workers and this exploitation make the capitalist rich. Given that Marx, and his buddy Friedrich, pretty much defined Capitalism it is so easy to accept Marxism (aren't you glad we don't need to say Engelsism?) as the way it is.
Unfortunately, I consider Socialism and Marxism to be religions. Discussing these related faiths is difficult as the faithful employ language and ideological constructs manufactured to be self serving and dogmatic to say nothing of the fact they don't work. I refer to the DPRK and Cuba. Oh, and of course there is no wealth concentration in China. Right?
@Alien: I completely agree that "the terms 'God', and especially 'exist', are quite vague and need to be specified carefully before any 'proofs' are attempted," which adds to the difficulty in 'proving' anything.
I know very little about Hinduism and was surprised to learn atheism is a significant part of Hinduism.
You could be right about the "totalitarian" aspect as well. There isn't any point in beating that horse as one man's "totalitarian" could be another man's utopia.
It seems disagreements on religion decompose to disagreements on definitions which decompose to which words could be used and defined.
The Buddha said:
'Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.'
@Alien: I completely agree that "the terms 'God', and especially 'exist', are quite vague and need to be specified carefully before any 'proofs' are attempted," which adds to the difficulty in 'proving' anything.
I know very little about Hinduism and was surprised to learn atheism is a significant part of Hinduism.
Found this; "Horse Race Festival: It's celebrated on May 5th according to the lunar calendar every year. The horse race is held at the foot of Wufeng Mountain and lasts for three days."
Rhino horn is not ivory. Rhino is mostly keratin, like finger nails and hair. It is ground into a powder, then boiled in water for use in TCM. Many aliments are treated with rhino horn. It is not used as an aphrodisiac.
Be aware they will push whatever they are selling. Some of the staff have no idea about the technical side of appliances.
I went there to buy a stove. I repeatedly told them I would be using bottled gas. They sold me a stove. When I went to my local gas guy, I learned there are at least three kinds of gas sold. Luckily, B&Q did not deliver as promised. I went back to the store and discovered they had sold me a stove they needed to be hooked up to the gas main. I got my money back.
The sales lady was almost in tears, 没有问题！I don't know if it a safety or design issue, but I would think B&Q would know and care.
Subway starts at 9am. I have no idea where to catch an airport express bus. Eight taxis refused to go to the airport. After almost an hour standing on Beijing Lu took a black taxi, this dude drives slower than my mother, 120 yuan.
Flight back was delayed so I learned the subway stops running at 6:10pm.
Getting a taxi back was easy, more taxis than customers. Taxi was 87 yuan including 1o yuan toll, airport to Beichen area. Yes, he took a longer route than necessary.
Kunming imagines being a gateway for international travelers. New airport but hard to get to and from it.
Tibetan horse racing in Shangri-la
发布者Found this; "Horse Race Festival: It's celebrated on May 5th according to the lunar calendar every year. The horse race is held at the foot of Wufeng Mountain and lasts for three days."
www.travelchinaguide.com/[...]
Tibetan horse racing in Shangri-la
发布者Check this list: www.yunnanexplorer.com/calendar/festivals/
Tibetan horse racing in Shangri-la
发布者In early May I think.
Preview: Dali Erhai World Music Festival
发布者Has this festival been cancelled?
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Rhinos reintroduced to Yunnan
发布者Rhino horn is not ivory. Rhino is mostly keratin, like finger nails and hair. It is ground into a powder, then boiled in water for use in TCM. Many aliments are treated with rhino horn. It is not used as an aphrodisiac.