Question & Answer Session: the Sep 11/
Bamyan Buddha Events
by Venerable Thubten Chodron©
Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Singapore
Sat, 27 Oct 2001
1. How else can we help in
response to the tragedy, other than making monetary contribution?
[13 min] : Download
2. My colleagues felt that
the US should go ahead with the invasion ... [4
min] : Download
3. How does karma play a
part here?
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4. The people who died in
the tragedy probably died with a lot of fear. Does it mean they
would have a bad rebirth?
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5. How do we explain this
to children so that they don't grow up with prejudice and/or fear
and anxiety?
[12 min] : Download
6. Does one's past karma
cause one's environment, which in turn influences one to commit
the same negative act again?
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7. What can well-respected,
famous religious leaders do to help the world situation and counteract
this tendency towards revenge? What can we do as individuals?
[8 min] : Download
8. I feel uncomfortable about
all these parodies that are made out of the 9-11 tragedy and the
aftermath of it. What do I do? [3
min] : Download
9. What is your view on the
destruction of the Buddha images in Bamyan, Afghanistan?
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