Buddhist Socialism

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Buddhist Socialism
"The freedom to hoard was tightly controlled by nature in the form of natural socialism."
Basic Information
Aliases	BudSoc Dalit Buddhism
Alignment(s)	LeftUnity Socialists Religious
Ideological Information
Influenced by:	Anti-Abortion (Some) Buddhist Anarchism Buddhist Theocracy Religious Socialism Eco-Socialism
Notable people	Rennyo (1415-1499) Japan Uchiyama Gudō (1874-1911) Japan Han Yong-un (1879-1944) Japanese-occupied Korea Girō Senoo (1890-1961) Japan B. R. Ambedkar (1891-1956) India S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (1899-1959) Sri Lanka Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu (1906-1993) Thailand U Nu (1907-1995) Myanmar Ne Win (1910-2002) Burma Kaysone Phomvihane (1920-1992) Laos Tou Samouth (1915-1962) Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk (1922-2012) Cambodia Phuntsok Wangyal (1922-2014) Tibet Tenzin Gyatso (1935-) Tibet
Notable examples	Lao People's Democratic Republic (1975-) Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma (1962-1988)
Variations
School of Thought	14th Dalai Lama Thought Absolute Monarchism (in Tibet) Anti-Dengism Anti-Immigration Buddhist Feminism (Self-proclaimed) Left-Wing Nationalism Marxism (Self-proclaimed) Monarcho-Socialism (in Tibet) Pacifism (Self-proclaimed) Tibetan Autonomism Pro-CIA (Accused by Maoism & Dengism, Denied) Scientocracy Progressive Conservatism Secularism (More recently) Serfdom (in Tibet) Slavery (in Tibet) Dalit Buddhism Anti-Capitalism Anti-Caste System Anti-Feudalism Anti-Hinduism Buddhist Feminism Constitutionalism Democratic Socialism Egalitarianism Pacifism Progressivism Republicanism Secularism
Regional Tendencies	Burmese Way to Socialism Anti-Islam Anti-Westism Ethnonationalism Ethnocracy Agrarian Socialism Humanism Isolationism Stratocracy Marxism State Socialism Totalitarianism Kaysone Phomvihane Thought Dengism Ho Chi Minh Thought State Capitalism Ikkō-ikki Model Agrarian Populism Agrarian Socialism Anti-Feudalism Buddhist Fundamentalism Confederalism Egalitarianism Progressive Conservatism Stratocracy Theocratic Socialism
Character Information
Likes	Buddhism Socialism
Dislikes	Capitalists Caste System Atheists Nazis Imperialists

Buddhist Socialism is a form of Religious Socialism which combines the beliefs and ethics of Buddhism with Socialism. Buddhist socialists believe Buddha and Buddhism preach for socialism and follow its teachings and practices while trying to create a Buddhist society.

History

The first Buddhist Socialist was Uchiyama Gudō. He was both a priest and a social activist. Ever since his time, several Buddhist socialists were elected in various Buddhist countries.

Laos

Kaysone Phomvihane Thought builds upon Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought developed by Kaysone Phomvihane, the first leader of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and is a variant of Marxism-Leninism adapted to circumstances and special time periods of Laos. It includes views on the issues of basic principles of the Laotian Revolution, specifically the application and development of Marxism-Leninism to the material conditions of Laos.

Variants

Burmese Way to Socialism

Flag of Burmese Way to Socialism

The Burmese Way to Socialism, Burmese Socialism for short, is an authoritarian left, culturally right ideology. It was the ideology of the military junta of Burma from 1962 to 1988. It is totalitarian, nationalist, socialist and isolationist, and is influenced by Buddhism, Marxism and humanism.

How to Draw

Flag of Buddhist Socialism

1. Draw a ball
2. Draw a golden 8 point star
3. Draw a white circle in the middle of it
4. Draw a golden Buddha inside it
5. Add the eyes and you're done

Relationships

Friends

• Christian Socialism - Me but in Christianity.
• Buddhist Theocracy - Buddha was a socialist!!!
• Socialism - Power to the Buddhist workers!!!
• Religious Socialism - Thanks for teaching me how to be both religious and socialist, love you mom.
• Buddhist Anarchism - Uchiyama Gudō was also an Anarchist.
• Marxism - The Dalai Lama IS a Marxist.
• Sikh Theocracy - I stand with the farmers of Punjab!

Frenemies

• Marxism–Leninism - Great socialist, but you are far too extreme.
• Hindu Theocracy - My religion is based off you but your caste system sucks
• Islamic Socialism and Islamic Democracy - We don't have the best historical relations, but I support the Uyghurs in their liberation from Chinese False-Revolutionary Oppressors!
• Ikki Kita Thought - You're a buddhist and a socialist, but you want to implement a weird socialist Japanese empire.

Enemies

• Imperialism - Cringe Chinese, Brits and Franks coming to Asia and suppressing us.
• Fascism - Warmonger and Suppressor.
• Nazism - Same as above, fake socialist. And why did you take my symbol? What will Jain Socialism use as a flag?
• State Atheism - Fascist!!!
• Maoism - False communist who destroyed our chance at true revolution
• Dengism - Same thing but somehow even worse
• Crapitalism - Worst system ever, just another caste system.

Wikipedia

• Pathet Lao

Gallery

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  Burmese Way to Socialism