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Xue Yu

Buddhism, War, and Nationalism

Chinese Monks in the Struggle Against Japanese Aggression 1931-1945. Sprachen: Englisch. 23,5 cm / 15,7 cm / 2,0 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9780415975117

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294 Seiten
August 2005
Routledge

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.

Xue Yu is Director of the Centre for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Foreword. Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. Changing Buddhism in Modern China 2. Buddhism and National Defending 3. Propaganda against Japanese Aggressions 4. Buddhist Participation in the War 5. Buddhism in Japanese-Occupied Areas 6. Taixu and Buddhism after the War. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index.