One more link between Buddhism and Hinduism, from Black Belt Priest to Watch Indian Shrine:
Armed guards are forbidden inside one of India’s most revered religious shrines. So authorities want to assign its security to a trusted insider: a Hindu priest with a black belt in karate.K. Seshadri, 42, has been asked by officials at the Venkateswara temple in the southern city of Tirupati to teach younger priests to defend themselves and the temple from terrorists and other attackers, The Hindustan Times reported Tuesday.
The temple, located in Andhra Pradesh state, is visited each day by some 30,000 devotees who worship the Hindu god Venkateswara.
The state government’s security adviser asked Seshadri to train the young priests, who will form an inner ring of protection around the idol, Seshadri said.
Really though, the priests should be learning kung-fu. You’d think they’d know that.