Buddhist Theocracy

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“The tongue is like a sharp knife, it kills without drawing blood; words in the hands of
someone skilled can do more damage than a weapon in the hands of a warrior.”

Buddhist Theocracy is a authoritarian centre, culturally right ideology. Buddhism originated in India, based on the teachings, of Siddhartha Gautama, later known as Gautama Buddha. A Buddha is one who is said to be awake to the truth of life. The core of Buddhists beliefs are centered on the four noble truths, the noble eight-fold path and the five precepts.

Personality

Buddhist Theocracy is typically calm and "zen", often seen meditating. This can be shown by either the ball floating, generic chi symbols around the ball, or closed eyes. Artists are encouraged to use the standard Buddhism stereotypes.

Stylistic Notes

Make Buddhist Theocracy with a touch of Tibetan stereotypes in personality, and make him sound like the Dalai Lama.

Beliefs

Four noble Truths

The Buddha's first and most important teachings are the Four Noble Truths.

  1. Life often—in fact almost always—involves suffering.
  2. The reason for this suffering is that we want things to be a certain way.
  3. The way to cure suffering is to rise above this desire.
  4. The way to rise above desire is to follow the Noble Eight fold Path, practices which help us change our minds and understanding .

Noble Eight-fold Path

The Buddha told people to follow a special way of life called the Noble Eightfold Path if they want to understand the Four Noble Truths. These are:

  1. Appropriate views. Know and understand the Four Noble Truths
  2. Appropriate thought. Turn your mind away from the world and towards the Dharma
  3. Appropriate speech. Tell the truth, don't gossip, and don't talk badly about others
  4. Appropriate conduct. Don't commit evil acts, like killing, stealing, or living an unclean life
  5. Appropriate livelihood. Earn your money in a way that doesn't harm anyone
  6. Appropriate effort. Work to make your mind more good and less evil
  7. Appropriate mindfulness. Remember the Dharma and apply it all the time
  8. Appropriate meditation. Practice meditation as a way of understanding reality

Five precepts

Buddhists are encouraged to follow five precepts, or guidelines. The Buddha taught that killing, stealing, having sex in a harmful way, and lying are not signs of skill.

  1. I will not hurt a person or animal that is alive.
  2. I will not take something if it was not given to me.
  3. I will not engage in sexual misconduct.
  4. I will not lie or say things that hurt people.
  5. I will not take intoxicants, like alcohol or drugs, causing heedlessness

Variants

Jainist Theocracy

Flag of Jainist Theocracy

Jainist Theocracy is a school of thought that believes Jainism should be the main religion of a nation. Jainism is a Dharmic religion, believing the path to enlightenment is through nonviolence and reducing harm to living things (including plants and animals) as much as possible. Like Hindus and Buddhists, Jains believe in reincarnation. This cycle of birth, death, and rebirth is determined by one's karma.

According to Digambara Jains, there are seven tattvas: the sentient (jiva or living), the insentient (ajiva or non-living), the karmic influx to the soul (Āsrava, which is a mix of living and non-living), the bondage of karmic particles to the soul (Bandha), the stoppage of karmic particles (Saṃvara), the wiping away of past karmic particles (Nirjarā), and the liberation (Moksha). Śvētāmbaras add two further tattvas, namely good karma (Punya) and bad karma (Paapa).

Mahayana

Chan Buddhism (China), Zen Buddhism (Japan)

Nichiren Buddhism

How to Draw

Buddhist Flag

Flag of Buddhist Theocracy

This design is based on the International Buddhist flag, which has variants which depend on the region where it is used.

  1. Draw a ball.
  2. In six segments, split vertically along the ball, fill in the following colors from left to right:
    • Blue, yellow, red, white and orange ( International)
    • Green, yellow, red, white and purple ( Japan, known as Goshikimaku)
    • Blue, yellow, red, white and pink ( Myanmar)
    • Blue, yellow, red, white and lime green ( Laos)
    • Blue, yellow, red, white and maroon ( Tibet)
    • Blue, yellow, red, white and purple ( Nepal)
  1. In the sixth segment, use the same colors horizontally from top to bottom in five segments.
  2. Draw the eyes closed in a flat line and you're done!
  3. Optional: If shading, you can draw the shadow disconnected and below the body to represent flotation.
Color Name HEX RGB
Blue #0000ff 0, 0, 255
Yellow #ffff00 255, 255, 0
Red #ff0000 255, 0, 0
White #ffffff 255, 255, 255
Orange #ff7a00 255, 122, 0


Thong Dhammacak (ธงธรรมจักร)

Flag of Buddhist Theocracy (Dharmacakra)

Theravāda Buddhists in Thailand use a yellow flag defaced by a red Dhammacakka. Note that it is sometimes paired with the international Buddhist flag.

  1. Draw a ball.
  2. Fill it with yellow.
  3. Draw a red Dhammacakka (Wheel of Dharma) on the middle.
  4. Draw the eyes closed in a flat line and you're done!

Korean Buddhist Swastika flag

  1. Draw a ball.
  2. Draw a red swastika (卍 - not to be mistaken with the swastika of Nazism).
  3. Draw the eyes closed in a flat line and you're done!

Relationships

Enlightened

Unsure

  • Hindu Theocracy - Your theology is similar to mine, but your caste system is extremely problematic. Also, you helped kick me out of India.
  • Christian Theocracy - I do really appreciate Jesus' peacefulness. Aside from that, not really a fan.
  • Reactionaryism - Some say I am like you, but, well you make me look bad. Ignore Ashin Wirathu in Myanmar!
  • Stratocracy - You love me, yet you make me look very bad.
  • Manosphere - We both like patriarchy, but you're way too weird.
    • ahem.
    • Well, not completely… The Eight Garudhammas are rules made by Buddha Himself, we will not abandon it just because you're "annoyed" by it. My progressive variants love you though.

Unenlightened

  • Pol Potism - Oh... oh no.
  • Maoism - You stole Tibet and exiled the Dalai Lama!
    • OK, AND? YOU ARE A REACTIONARY IDIOT!
    • How am I reactionary?
    • What is your belief on feminism?
    • Errrr.... awkward?
  • Dengism - MY ARCHNEMESIS! Stop attacking me! And free my country!
  • Ho Chi Minh Thought, Person Dignity Theory, and Đổi Mới - Buddhist Butcherers that ruined Vietnam.
  • Islamic Theocracy - Did you seriously have to help kick me out of India like that?
  • Jihadism - Him, but somehow even worse!
  • State Atheism - Quit arresting and mocking people who don't buy into your pure materialist mindset.
  • Nazism - Thanks to you, I can't use the swastika anymore without people thinking of your ideology of pure hatred.
  • Esoteric Fascism - Stop stealing my artifacts you fascist scum! Wait... you admire me?
  • Communism - Why are most of you all atheist?
  • Hindutva - Too violent.
  • LGBTQ+ - You are feeding into Mara and earthly desires. Release yourself from your sexual cycle (although most of my modern western variants support you)[Note 1]
  • Death Worship - That Boy Ain’t Right.

Gallery

Portraits

Alternative designs

  • Legacy Portrait

    Legacy Portrait

  • Jainist Theocracy

    Jainist Theocracy

Comics and Artwork

Further Information

Wikipedia

Notes

  1. ↑ Is Homosexuality Consistent with Buddhist Teachings? A: No, it is not. Buddhism teaches and expects its followers to observe a moral code of conduct. Because marriage is a union between a man and a woman as spouses, as recognized by the social system of the time. In the Yogacara, Volume 59 Cloud: “(Evil includes) All men and non-men, they should not do it if they belong to them. Except for the production line, all remaining points are named non-branches.…...If so, they all desire evil and commit crimes.” For lay Buddhists, the minimum requirement is to abide by the "Five Precepts", the third precept relates to sexual behavior. Homosexuality and same-sex sexual behavior violates the third precept (the precept against sexual immorality). Sexual behavior between same-sex is clearly prohibited in Buddhism. Homosexuality is strictly prohibited from becoming a monk, and those who have become monks are expelled. See "Four-Part Law"

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