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Zusatztext Anyone with idealized notions of Buddhism as a religion fully committed to peace and non-violence will benefit from this fine collection. Outlining how a range of Buddhists have participated in war and justified this apparent violation of their ethical principles, these essays shed new light on sacred violence, just-war discourse, religious nationalism, and religious institutions' collaboration with the state. This is a rich and timely book. Informationen zum Autor Mark Juergensmeyer: Director, Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, and Professor of Global and International Studies, Religious Studies and Sociology, University of California Santa Barbara; Michael Jerryson: Post-doctoral Fellow, UCSB Klappentext This book offers eight essays examining the dark side of a tradition often regarded as the religion of peace. The authors note the conflict between the Buddhist norms of non-violence and the prohibition of the killing of sentient beings and acts of state violence supported by the Buddhist community (sangha), acts of civil violence in which monks participate, and Buddhist intersectarian violence. Zusammenfassung This book offers eight essays examining the dark side of a tradition often regarded as the religion of peace. The authors note the conflict between the Buddhist norms of non-violence and the prohibition of the killing of sentient beings and acts of state violence supported by the Buddhist community (sangha), acts of civil violence in which monks participate, and Buddhist intersectarian violence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Michael Jerryson 1: Paul DemiÃ(c)ville: Buddhism and War 2: Stephen Jenkins: Making Merit through Warfare 3: Derek F. Mahler: Sacralized Warfare: The Fifth Dalai Lama and the Discourse of Religious Violence 4: Vesna Wallace: Corporal Punishment during Mongolia's Theocratic Period 5: Brian Victoria: A Buddhological Critique of 'Soldier Zen' in Wartime Japan 6: Xue Yu: Buddhist Monks in China during the Korean War 7: Daniel Kent: Sermons to Soldiers in the Sri Lankan Army 8: Michael Jerryson: Militarizing Buddhism: Violence in Southern Thailand Concluding Remarks: Afterthoughts ...
List of contents
- Introduction: Michael Jerryson
- 1: Paul DemiÃ(c)ville: Buddhism and War
- 2: Stephen Jenkins: Making Merit through Warfare
- 3: Derek F. Mahler: Sacralized Warfare: The Fifth Dalai Lama and the Discourse of Religious Violence
- 4: Vesna Wallace: Corporal Punishment during Mongolia's Theocratic Period
- 5: Brian Victoria: A Buddhological Critique of 'Soldier Zen' in Wartime Japan
- 6: Xue Yu: Buddhist Monks in China during the Korean War
- 7: Daniel Kent: Sermons to Soldiers in the Sri Lankan Army
- 8: Michael Jerryson: Militarizing Buddhism: Violence in Southern Thailand
- Concluding Remarks: Afterthoughts
