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>>22381061
me, i said the words out loud and then quoted them

>>21860086
tl;dr:

Prince Shotoku (that's this fabulous bitch) wanted some horses
She met Saki.
Saki spoke to her like, yo dude what's good
They hit it off immediately, he (she) gets on the horse
motherfucker FLIES LIKE A ROCKET around a large part of Japan
Shotoku is like fuck yes, I love this horse, and uses it all the time after

Let us ignore for a moment any sort of hypocrisies that Byakuren may have uttered. Let us even ignore how one could claim that Byakuren is a hypocrite because she resorts to violence rather quickly, despite coming from a faith that preaches non-violence. Instead, let us judge her by her actions.

Unfortunately for her, her actions show her to be an even greater hypocrite than her words do. When confronted with the idea of death when her own brother passed away, Byakuren did not turn to her teachings, accepting that death is simply an illusion, it is not an end but the beginning of something else. However, when confronted with this cold reality, Byakuren did not accept this as the fate of all creatures, but instead panicked, seeking a way to avoid this fate. She seeked to extend her life span indefinitely (ironically making her closer to the Taoist she claims to despise than her own religion), even if it meant taking up unnatural means such as dark magic to do so. And do not tell me that she overcame this "attachment" to her life as a result of her learning to accept and love youkai, as she clearly went through with the ritual regardless, and has no need to fear for her demise in the future. She shows that she herself, for all her talk, is incredibly attached to both this world, and her own existence within it.

Also, for someone who comes from a faith that preaches open mindedness, Byakuren is shockingly close minded. She came to a world where youkai ruled, and started preaching against youkai oppression! She often charges into situations, assuming that she knows right, yet she never truly does. This is opposed Miko's own methods of problem solving, where we clearly see her several times keeping an open mind and critically observing the situation.

Praise be to the Tao, and those who uphold it.