Another puzzling quote from Miscellaneous:
'A true Brahmana goes scathless, though he have killed father and mother, and two valiant kings, though he has destroyed a kingdom and all its subjects.'
A Brahmana is described as a holy and compassionate being, so how can he be so evil? I hope this doesn't mean that it doesn't matter what one has done in the past as long as one has found the true way. That would be like the people who think that as long as they beg forgiveness at the last minute they can do what they like in this world. Please.
I read that Asoka was a warrior and perhaps a despoiler before he became the most influential Buddhist, dedicated to peace and the welfare of all. Buddhism demands a lack of attachment, but I cannot feel that terrible crimes can be forgotten. Surely we have to learn from them.
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