TY  - BOOK
AU  - Yu,Xue
TI  - Buddhism, War, and Nationalism: Chinese Monks in the Struggle Against Japanese Aggression 1931-1945
T2  - East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology and Culture
SN  - 9781135487324
AV  - BQ645 .Y82 2013 
U1  - 294.3/37273/0951294.3372730951 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Hoboken
PB  - Taylor and Francis
KW  - Buddhism
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - China
KW  - Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
KW  - War
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Guerre sino-japonaise, 1937-1945
KW  - Guerre
KW  - Aspect religieux
KW  - Bouddhisme
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Comparative Religion
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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