Buddhism and violence : militarism and Buddhism in modern Asia / edited by Vladimir Tikhonov and Torkel Brekke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tikhonov, Vladimir.

Brekke, Torkel.

Series:

Routledge Studies in Religion

Routledge studies in religion ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Asia--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Violence.

Militarism--Asia--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Militarism.

Militarism--Asia--History--20th century.

Militarism--Asia--History--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is generally accepted in the West that Buddhism is a 'peaceful' religion. The Western public tends to assume that the doctrinal rejection of violence in Buddhism would make Buddhist pacifists, and often expects Buddhist societies or individual Asian Buddhists to conform to the modern Western standards of 'peaceful' behavior. This stereotype - which may well be termed 'positive Orientalism,' since it is based on assumption that an 'Oriental' religion would be more faithful to its original non-violent teachings than Western Christianity - has been periodically challenged by enthusiastic ac

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Introduction: Dialectics of Violence and Non-Violence-Buddhism and Other Religions; PART I Nationalism and Militarism in Modern Asian Buddhisms; 1 Sinhala Ethno-nationalisms and Militarization in Sri Lanka; 2 Military Temples and Saffron-Robed Soldiers: Legitimacy and the Securing of Buddhism in Southern Thailand; 3 Reconsidering the Historiography of Modern Korean Buddhism: Nationalism and Identity of the Chogye Order of Korean Buddhism; PART II Militarism and the Buddhist Monks

4 A Path to Militant Buddhism: Thai Buddhist Monks as Representations5 Canonical Ambiguity and Differential Practices: Buddhism and Militarism in Contemporary Sri Lanka; 6 The Monks and the Hmong: The Special Relationship between the Chao Fa and the Tham Krabok Buddhist Temple in Saraburi Province, Thailand; 7 A Closer Look at Zen at War: The Battlefield Chaplaincy of Shaku Sōen in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905); PART III Buddhist Justifications for Peace and Militarism; 8 Question of Violence in Thai Buddhism; 9 Buddhism and the Justification of War with Focus on Chinese Buddhist History

10 Anti-War and Peace Movements among Japanese Buddhists after the Second World War11 Violent Buddhism-Korean Buddhists and the Pacific War, 1937-1945; Conclusion; Notes on Contributors; Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-136-27707-2

1-283-60614-3

9786613918598

1-136-27708-0

0-203-11102-8

9780203111024

OCLC:

811505732