Buddhism, War, and Nationalism : Chinese Monks in the Struggle Against Japanese Aggression 1931-1945.
Yu, Xue.
Buddhism, War, and Nationalism : Chinese Monks in the Struggle Against Japanese Aggression 1931-1945. - Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013. - 1 online resource (293 pages) - East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture . - East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture. .
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One Changing Buddhism in Modern China; Chapter Two Buddhism and National Defending; Chapter Three Propaganda against Japanese Aggressions; Chapter Four Buddhist Participation in the War; Chapter Five Buddhism in Japanese-Occupied Areas; Chapter Six Taixu and Buddhism after the War; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
This thesis examines the doctrinal grounds and different approaches to working out this ""new Buddhist tradition, "" a startling contrast to the teachings of non-violence and compassion which have made Buddhism known as a religion of peace. In scores of articles as war approached in 1936-37, new monks searched and reinterpreted scripture, making controversial arguments for ideas like ""compassionate killing"" which would justify participating in war.
9781135487324 1135487324
1937-1945
Buddhism--Social aspects--China.
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945.
War--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
Guerre sino-japonaise, 1937-1945.
Guerre--Aspect religieux--Bouddhisme.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
Buddhism--Social aspects
War--Religious aspects--Buddhism
China
BQ645 .Y82 2013
294.3/37273/0951 294.3372730951
Buddhism, War, and Nationalism : Chinese Monks in the Struggle Against Japanese Aggression 1931-1945. - Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013. - 1 online resource (293 pages) - East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture . - East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture. .
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One Changing Buddhism in Modern China; Chapter Two Buddhism and National Defending; Chapter Three Propaganda against Japanese Aggressions; Chapter Four Buddhist Participation in the War; Chapter Five Buddhism in Japanese-Occupied Areas; Chapter Six Taixu and Buddhism after the War; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
This thesis examines the doctrinal grounds and different approaches to working out this ""new Buddhist tradition, "" a startling contrast to the teachings of non-violence and compassion which have made Buddhism known as a religion of peace. In scores of articles as war approached in 1936-37, new monks searched and reinterpreted scripture, making controversial arguments for ideas like ""compassionate killing"" which would justify participating in war.
9781135487324 1135487324
1937-1945
Buddhism--Social aspects--China.
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945.
War--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
Guerre sino-japonaise, 1937-1945.
Guerre--Aspect religieux--Bouddhisme.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
Buddhism--Social aspects
War--Religious aspects--Buddhism
China
BQ645 .Y82 2013
294.3/37273/0951 294.3372730951