Thoughts on Buddhism

[kılıç_mehmet]

That's interesting, and that makes sense since he was Mongolian.

Actually, it doesn't, but it did after later on in the "remnants" of the Mongol empire in Mongolia as we know it were converted to Lamaism(Tibetan Buddhism), whereas the Mongols in western provinces all turned to Islam.
But pre-imperial mongols and other tribes around them were mostly of mixed religion: Uyghurs were Manicheists(if that it spelled that way), Naimans and Merkids were nestorian christians, and the "Mongols" the proper Mongols(which is actually the name of a single tribe) were mostly pagans of the Tengri faith.
After he was crowned Great Khan, and formed the Yasa, he declared that no religion should be favored upon the other, although he was a firm believer in the God that gave him his divine right to rule: Tengri, he also exempted lamas, priests, shamans, muezzins, imams, fakirs and other men of the faith from paying taxes or military service.

I personally don't see it as very relevant to the dharma teachings, my meditation practice or to any modern community of buddhists, but I think I see where you are coming from in a historical context.

Read his laws, brother. Also, many of his grandchildren, particularly those who ruled China, were Buddhists, however, they were not adherents of the Lamaist school I think.

I don't follow all the rules very religiously lol.

Neither do the present Mongols.

Take care, peace.

Thanks, you too.