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Buddhism, War, and Nationalism : Chinese Monks in the Struggle Against Japanese Aggression 1931-1945.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and CulturePublication details: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (293 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781135487324
  • 1135487324
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Buddhism, War, and Nationalism : Chinese Monks in the Struggle Against Japanese Aggression 1931-1945.DDC classification:
  • 294.3/37273/0951 294.3372730951
LOC classification:
  • BQ645 .Y82 2013
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)651259

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.

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