Buddhist warfare /

Though traditionally regarded as a peaceful religion, Buddhism has a dark side. On multiple occasions over the past fifteen centuries, Buddhist leaders have sanctioned violence, and even war. The eight essays in this book focus on a variety of Buddhist traditions, from antiquity to the present, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Jerryson, Michael K., Juergensmeyer, Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Temas:
War > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Violence > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Guerre > Aspect religieux > Bouddhisme.
Violence > Aspect religieux > Bouddhisme.
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
Violence > Religious aspects > Buddhism
War > Religious aspects > Buddhism
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / Michael Jerryson
  • Buddhism and war / Paul Demiéville
  • Making merit through warfare according to the Ārya-Bodhisattva-gocara-upāyaviṣaya-vikurvaṇa-nirdeśa Sūtra / Stephen Jenkins
  • Sacralized warfare : the fifth Dalai Lama and the discourse of religious violence / Derek F. Maher
  • Legalized violence: punitive measures of Buddhist Khans in Mongolia / Vesna A. Wallace
  • A Buddhological critique of "soldier-zen" in wartime Japan / Brian Daizen Victoria
  • Buddhists in China during the Korean War (1951-1953) / Xue Yu
  • Onward Buddhist soldiers: preaching to the Sri Lankan army / Daniel W. Kent
  • Militarizing Buddhism: violence in southern Thailand / Michael Jerryson / Afterthoughts / Bernard Faure.

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