Comments on: “America Needs a Buddhist President” (Serious Thoughts) http://kalyanamittasangha.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/america-needs-a-buddhist-president-serious-thoughts/ Peer-supported Dharma study and vipassana meditation practice Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:02:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: mike4u http://kalyanamittasangha.wordpress.com/2008/08/18/america-needs-a-buddhist-president-serious-thoughts/#comment-148 mike4u Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:33:24 +0000 http://kalyanamittasangha.wordpress.com/?p=147#comment-148 Recently, a similar question regarding a Buddhist President of the United States was posed to <a href="http://www.bpf.org" rel="nofollow">Buddhist Peace Fellowship </a>Executive Director Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, who commented: <blockquote>During my recent trip to Mongolia to attend Sakyadhita, the 10th International Conference on Buddhist Women, we were asked, <b>"What would happen differently if our country were run by a Buddhist woman?" </b> I responded that the first thing she would do is make amends, apologize for all the suffering our country has brought to millions of people here and in the world. The Mongolia women smiled and one raised her fist in the air, nodding yes. <em>(emphasis added)</em></blockquote> Link to Zenju Earthlyn Manuel's complete September 2008 BPF newsletter comments <a href="http://bpf.org/html/SeptExecDir.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Recently, a similar question regarding a Buddhist President of the United States was posed to Buddhist Peace Fellowship Executive Director Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, who commented:

During my recent trip to Mongolia to attend Sakyadhita, the 10th International Conference on Buddhist Women, we were asked, “What would happen differently if our country were run by a Buddhist woman?” I responded that the first thing she would do is make amends, apologize for all the suffering our country has brought to millions of people here and in the world. The Mongolia women smiled and one raised her fist in the air, nodding yes. (emphasis added)

Link to Zenju Earthlyn Manuel’s complete September 2008 BPF newsletter comments here.

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