Buddhism is not Socialism

The information has reached its "control age", butis beyond human capacity. That is right! If just
religion's crucial roles in the field of humanity are stillanyone can accomplish what he did, would he be
prevailing. And to a more surprising fact, to me, thecalled the Buddha, the most influential humanity
world is on a fringe of ideological conflicts orphilosopher in East Asia? What he did must be
differences.beyond human capacity, before he is called "the
Reading a lot of philosophy and history materials, Iworld's philosopher model."
have found that Buddhism has been accused of beingSocialism, Because Buddhism takes away the material
"socialism initiative." The purpose of this article is toneeds? Buddha says that materialism is nothing; just
argue against this opinion and to reveal the world thethe root of conflict. I accept this is true, but I cannot
true value of Buddhism and this value is neverdo it, because I am selfish and evil human. Well,
socialism.human is evil, because of material aspiration, and if
Buddhism teaches the truth to the world's people.anyone can do as what Buddha states, should he/she
Those truths are the eight-fold path, the four noblebe called "human?"
truths, the nothingness of materialism and theWhat the Buddha says is too much and absolutely
everything-ness of thought, the benefits of hardunacceptable to all of us, but one man can accomplish
works, aptitudes of the unique and true persons, thethis, and this man was the Buddha. So since all of us
eternal flow of changes in human society and otherare evil and materialistically ambitious, we accuse the
philosophies that one hundred percent of today'sBuddha of socialism-initiator, Buddha is now the victim
people cannot accomplish.of circumstance. One man who could do the
Buddha has been accused of "socialism initiator",impossibility is the victim of the entire world in the
because of the truth he revealed to the world. So21st century.
does it mean saying the truth is socialism-initiative? IfDoes democracy just mean, "what the majority says
so, would there be university level education?or dies is right and the only one person who walks
International Court of Justice, United Nations whoseon a very different path is wrong." I leave this
philosophies are to reveal the truth to the world?question to you.
A lot of people have said that what Buddha's thought