Myanmar mob burns down mosque

[muriel_volestrangler]

A mob has burned down a mosque in northern Myanmar in the second attack of its kind in just over a week.

Police are reported to be guarding the village of Hpakant in Kachin state, after failing to stop Buddhist villagers setting the mosque ablaze.

Last week, a group of men destroyed a mosque in central Myanmar in a dispute over its construction.
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Reports said they attacked police officers guarding it, and stopped the fire brigade from reaching the site.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36693714

[struggle4progress]

1. Sutta Nipata IV.15

When embraced, the rod of violence breeds danger and fear: look at people quarreling.

I will tell how I experienced dismay.

Seeing people floundering like fish in small puddles, competing with one another --
as I saw this, fear came into me.

The world was entirely without substance.
All the directions were knocked out of line.
Wanting a haven for myself, I saw nothing that wasn't laid claim to.
Seeing nothing in the end but competition, I felt discontent.

And then I saw an arrow here, so very hard to see, embedded in the heart.
Overcome by this arrow, you run in all directions.
But simply on pulling it out, you don't run, you don't sink

[Lordquinton]

2. Violent Buddists

one time where the western interpretation of a religion is actually better.