Buddhist Warfare

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Oxford University Press, 8 jan. 2010 - 272 sidor
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 show that Buddhist organizations have used religious images and rhetoric to support military conquest throughout history. Buddhist soldiers in sixth century China were given the illustrious status of Bodhisattva after killing their adversaries. In seventeenth century Tibet, the Fifth Dalai Lama endorsed a Mongol ruler's killing of his rivals. And in modern-day Thailand, Buddhist soldiers carry out their duties undercover, as fully ordained monks armed with guns. Buddhist Warfare demonstrates that the discourse on religion and violence, usually applied to Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, can no longer exclude Buddhist traditions. The book examines Buddhist military action in Tibet, China, Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, and shows that even the most unlikely and allegedly pacifist religious traditions are susceptible to the violent tendencies of man.
 

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Introduction
3
1 Buddhism and War
17
2 Making Merit through Warfare According to the 256ryaBodhisattvagocaraup257yavisayavikurvananirde347a Sutra
59
The Fifth Dalai Lama and the Discourse of Religious Violence
77
Punitive Measures of Buddhist Khans in Mongolia
91
5 A Buddhological Critique of SoldierZen in Wartime Japan
105
6 Buddhists in China during the Korean War 19511953
131
Preaching to the Sri Lankan Army
157
Violence in Southern Thailand
179
Afterthoughts
211
Appendix
227
Bibliography
229
Index
241
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Michael Jerryson is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Youngstown State University. Mark Juergensmeyer is Professor of Sociology and Global Studies, and Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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