It seems that he disliked a number of games, possibly all the games he came in contact with since there is a variety involved in the list. He just didn’t like games because there is no ‘acceptable games list’. There needs to be an opposite list, otherwise it should be concluded that he hated games in general. He might have stopped being a monk if he were introduced to Fortnite, though. lol.
I think one can assume he probably did physical games of skill as Prince Siddhartha like wrestling, racing on horse or foot, archery mayhaps, and those aren’t mentioned.
Of course, one can also take the point of view that looking for entertainment at all is a manifestation of Duḥkha (suffering/lack of satisfaction), and Buddha is free of that so maybe he wouldn’t go ham on Fortnite. I don’t pretend to be learned enough in Buddhism to debate that above a surface level, but the idea of Buddha squadding up and hitting the chug jug in Tomato Town amuses me.
You could argue that going so far as actively forbidding games signals a certain level of attachment, and someone truly enlightened should be able to exist around and participate in games without getting affected by them or actively seeking them out. But then again I was always more for the Bankei school of buddhism.
It seems that he disliked a number of games, possibly all the games he came in contact with since there is a variety involved in the list. He just didn’t like games because there is no ‘acceptable games list’. There needs to be an opposite list, otherwise it should be concluded that he hated games in general. He might have stopped being a monk if he were introduced to Fortnite, though. lol.
I think one can assume he probably did physical games of skill as Prince Siddhartha like wrestling, racing on horse or foot, archery mayhaps, and those aren’t mentioned.
Of course, one can also take the point of view that looking for entertainment at all is a manifestation of Duḥkha (suffering/lack of satisfaction), and Buddha is free of that so maybe he wouldn’t go ham on Fortnite. I don’t pretend to be learned enough in Buddhism to debate that above a surface level, but the idea of Buddha squadding up and hitting the chug jug in Tomato Town amuses me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duḥkha
You could argue that going so far as actively forbidding games signals a certain level of attachment, and someone truly enlightened should be able to exist around and participate in games without getting affected by them or actively seeking them out. But then again I was always more for the Bankei school of buddhism.