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Originally Posted by BigJohn
How did the Dalai Lama answer that question?
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When asked whether there were any circumstances where lying was permissible, the Dalai Lama answered unequivocally: "Of course".
When asked for an example, he cited an instance of a hunter going into the forest to kill deer for the sport of it (not for food).
He questioned a monk about a deer that he had been pursuing and asked which direction the deer had gone.
Although the monk definitely knew which direction the deer had gone, he intentionally "lied" to the hunter and pointed him in the opposite direction.
As I mentioned in my previous post, AHIMSA (non-harming, non-violence) takes precedence over SATYA (truthfulness) in Buddhism, Asthanga Yoga, and other eastern traditions.