/jp/ - Otaku Culture

When you come across references to Catholics, crucifixes, Apostles and the Passion of Jesus in Japanese games, you must first bear in mind that the authors aren't finding fault with the Christian cosmogony. Rather, they're talking about Buddhism though looking elsewhere.
This leads me to warn you about the several aspects which this incontrovertible truth implies. Buddhism, like any other religion, has its own confessions / heresies / sects. The out-and-out fairy-tale notion of bonzes and Dalai Lama as peaceable lots that Western people maintain is therefore out of this world. In this regard, I'd want to ask you a question: if these monks were actually all that meek, why do you think Shaolin exists, with its feats of immense strength?
Make no mistake, those shaved-head bastards snapping cast-iron bars with relative ease are just as much of a bunch of sons of a bitch as American wrestlers engaging in publicity stunts where they endure fire and break cinder blocks while yelling "Jesus, give me the power!".