(April 8, 2012 at 11:51 pm)Aegrus Wrote: Now, as for Stalin- Stalin was Catholic. Pol Pot was Buddhist.
Pol Pot said he didn't believe in god- but he did believe in guiding powers of fate that wanted him to act on their behalf. He also attacked science as much as organized religion.
I would also add from Aegrus's source:
Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge were composed of Buddhists and Pol Pot was a Theravada Buddhist. He studied at a Buddhist monastery and then at a Catholic school for 8 years. Cambodia's communism was influenced by Theravada Buddhism.
As a Buddhist follower myself I find Pol Pot's history disgusting and sad. Buddhism being one of the most peaceful and non-violent religions ever along with Jainism, I wonder how much evil influence his 8 years of Catholic schooling had on his ego-mania. Perhaps that planted bad seeds more so then Cambodia's native religion. I would imagine so.
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