tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post4227832259941905927..comments2023-12-30T01:23:38.125-08:00Comments on Riddled: Nothing in his life became him like the leaving itHamish Mackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18079552635307235197noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-72538289101779308902013-05-24T17:45:43.744-07:002013-05-24T17:45:43.744-07:00Here, as in many things, a citation from the inimi...Here, as in many things, a citation from the inimitable Kai Lung is in order:<br /><br /><i>A wandering monk from the Island of Irredeemable Plagues was the first to step forth in response to Tung Fel's plainly understood suggestion.<br /><br />"There is no necessity for this person to undertake further acts of benevolence," he remarked, dropping the cloak from his shoulder and displaying the hundred and eight scars of extreme virtue; "nor," he continued, holding up his left hand, from which three fingers were burnt away, "have greater endurances been neglected [...] " </i>Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-23555995786047300412013-05-24T17:14:43.768-07:002013-05-24T17:14:43.768-07:00How does a monastic fad differ from a monadic fast...How does a monastic fad differ from a monadic fast? Discuss.ckc (not kc)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05731097323974389961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-28159753752044763302013-05-24T16:47:11.691-07:002013-05-24T16:47:11.691-07:00It started as a method of avoiding conscription an...It started as a method of avoiding conscription and then turned into a monastic fad, as I understand the situation.Naradnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-85546123881120716122013-05-24T16:07:23.779-07:002013-05-24T16:07:23.779-07:00...who could torch the most fingers
Lawrence of A...<i>...who could torch the most fingers</i><br /><br />Lawrence of Arabia was Buddhist?ckc (not kc)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05731097323974389961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-52694503575972337612013-05-24T15:35:06.247-07:002013-05-24T15:35:06.247-07:00they can allow people to set themselves on fire
I...<i>they can allow people to set themselves on fire</i><br /><br />It seems to freak out the Chinese authorities no end.Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-41341018860639656892013-05-24T14:45:06.047-07:002013-05-24T14:45:06.047-07:00"The ultimate sacrifice any Buddhist can make..."The ultimate sacrifice any Buddhist can make is to give his life for the dharma, as we saw above in the story of Sadaprarudita. Perhaps the way of performing this sacrifice that seems most appalling to Westerners is self-immolation (<i>punsin</i> or <i>sosin</i>; <i>atmaparityaga</i>).... The locus classicus for this sacrifice is the story of Bhaishajya-guru Bodhisattva in the <i>Lotus Sutra</i>...." (Buswell, <i>The Zen Monastic Experience</i>)<br /><br />While self-immolation appears to be rare in the Seon tradition, there also seems to have been an undercurrent of competition to see who could torch the most fingers.Naradnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-22222894847343011822013-05-23T10:42:00.375-07:002013-05-23T10:42:00.375-07:00Jerk!Jerk!Substance McGravitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118764163822188800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-77858979842701263162013-05-23T09:05:48.849-07:002013-05-23T09:05:48.849-07:00I hope we don't have to all use our old nyms n...I hope we don't have to all use our old nyms now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-50411261322736519602013-05-23T05:00:12.209-07:002013-05-23T05:00:12.209-07:00I remember that guy...
~I remember that guy...<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-51553217860564159812013-05-22T23:03:19.049-07:002013-05-22T23:03:19.049-07:00Ah I think RB has gotten out of the cellar again!Ah I think RB has gotten out of the cellar again!Hamish Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079552635307235197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-89613591764116885812013-05-22T23:01:34.373-07:002013-05-22T23:01:34.373-07:00Fortunately it only messed up a church. There are...Fortunately it only messed up a church. There are plenty of those.Righteous Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054084550730989361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-72173033639746651972013-05-22T22:41:28.688-07:002013-05-22T22:41:28.688-07:00Armed priests woulda stopped that guy!!Armed priests woulda stopped that guy!!Hamish Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079552635307235197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-52646340150904610102013-05-22T20:26:03.700-07:002013-05-22T20:26:03.700-07:00Of COURSE self-immolation is the accepted methodol...Of COURSE self-immolation is the accepted methodology. They figure that they have to prevent the rabble from rousing, and to whatever extent they can force-feed the hunger strikers, they can allow people to set themselves on fire, despite the problematic historical events in, say, Vietnam and Tunisia, because it HURTS really fucking awfully bad and you have to be half outta yer flippin mind to do that kinda shit...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-55798778547389884452013-05-22T20:20:11.792-07:002013-05-22T20:20:11.792-07:00...that'll show those gays!...that'll show those gays!ckc (not kc)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05731097323974389961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-17082711085363203592013-05-22T19:11:13.378-07:002013-05-22T19:11:13.378-07:00"Liberals are trying to take away your right ..."Liberals are trying to take away your right to kill yourself in a church!!"Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-2467014450618904792013-05-22T19:01:03.297-07:002013-05-22T19:01:03.297-07:00I wish we could get a bunch of our teabaggers and ...I wish we could get a bunch of our teabaggers and other assorted fascist wannabees to follow his example.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814819843269246078.post-7836060861910924122013-05-22T16:44:52.584-07:002013-05-22T16:44:52.584-07:00So far no convention has evolved about the appropr...<i>So far no convention has evolved about the appropriate exit method if, like Dominique Venner, the purpose is to complain about the legality of same-sex marriage.</i><br /><br />It's obvious- <a href="http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/dead-reverends-rubber-fetish" rel="nofollow">two wetsuits, one dildo</a>.Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.com