I found this interesting. This was back in 2001
“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”
― Dalai Lama XIV
Now he does go on to say that one should aim for the leg or arm and not at the head or at other fatal areas. Kind of like being half pregnant.....
Full quote
"Acts of violence should be remembered, and then forgiveness should be extended to the perpetrators.
But if someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun. Not at the head, where a fatal wound might result. But at some other body part, such as a leg."
I tired to find a Buddhist shooting target where ten points was allocated to the arm or leg and 0 for the head or chest but could not find any.
“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”
― Dalai Lama XIV
Now he does go on to say that one should aim for the leg or arm and not at the head or at other fatal areas. Kind of like being half pregnant.....
Full quote
"Acts of violence should be remembered, and then forgiveness should be extended to the perpetrators.
But if someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun. Not at the head, where a fatal wound might result. But at some other body part, such as a leg."
I tired to find a Buddhist shooting target where ten points was allocated to the arm or leg and 0 for the head or chest but could not find any.