Buddhism and Violence - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Buddhism and Violence write by Vladimir Tikhonov. This book was released on 2012. Buddhism and Violence available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It is generally accepted in the West that Buddhism is a 'peaceful' religion. This volume demolishes this stereotype, and produces instead a coherent account of the modern Buddhist attitudes towards violence and warfare, which take into consideration both doctrinal logic of Buddhism and the socio-political situation in Asian Buddhist societies. The chapters in this book offer a deep analysis of 'Buddhist militarism' and Buddhist attitudes towards violence, grounded in an awareness of Buddhist doctrines and the recent history of nationalism. The international team of contributors includes scholars from Thailand, Japan, and Korea.
Militant Buddhism
Militant Buddhism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Militant Buddhism write by Peter Lehr. This book was released on 2018-12-30. Militant Buddhism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Against the backdrop of the ongoing Rohingya crisis, this book takes a close and detailed look at the rise of militant Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Burma and Thailand, and especially at the issues of ‘why’ and ‘how’ around it. We are well aware of Christian fundamentalism, militant Judaism and Islamist Salafism-Jihadism. Extremist and violent Buddhism however features only rarely in book-length studies on religion and political violence. Somehow, the very idea of Buddhist monks as the archetypical ‘world renouncers’ exhorting frenzied mobs to commit acts of violence against perceived ‘enemies of the religion’ seems to be outright ludicrous. Recent events in Myanmar/Burma, but also in Thailand and Sri Lanka, however indicate that a militant strand of Theravada Buddhism is on the rise. How can this rise be explained, and what role do monks play in that regard? These are the two broad questions that this book explores.
Buddhism and Violence
Buddhism and Violence - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Buddhism and Violence write by International Association of Buddhist Studies. Conference. This book was released on 2006. Buddhism and Violence available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Contributed articles presented at the 13th Conference of the International Association of Buddhist Studies held in Bangkok, Dec. 2002.
Buddhist Fury
Buddhist Fury - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Buddhist Fury write by Michael K. Jerryson. This book was released on 2011-07-28. Buddhist Fury available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Buddhist violence is not a well-known concept. In fact, it is generally considered an oxymoron. An image of a Buddhist monk holding a handgun or the idea of a militarized Buddhist monastery tends to stretch the imagination; yet these sights exist throughout southern Thailand. Michael Jerryson offers an extensive examination of one of the least known but longest-running conflicts of Southeast Asia. Part of this conflict, based primarily in Thailand's southernmost provinces, is fueled by religious divisions. Thailand's total population is over 92 percent Buddhist, but over 85 percent of the people in the southernmost provinces are Muslim. Since 2004, the Thai government has imposed martial law over the territory and combatted a grass-roots militant Malay Muslim insurgency. Buddhist Fury reveals the Buddhist parameters of the conflict within a global context. Through fieldwork in the conflict area, Jerryson chronicles the habits of Buddhist monks in the militarized zone. Many Buddhist practices remain unchanged. Buddhist monks continue to chant, counsel the laity, and accrue merit. Yet at the same time, monks zealously advocate Buddhist nationalism, act as covert military officers, and equip themselves with guns. Buddhist Fury displays the methods by which religion alters the nature of the conflict and shows the dangers of this transformation.
Buddhist Warfare
Buddhist Warfare - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Buddhist Warfare write by Michael Jerryson. This book was released on 2010-01-08. Buddhist Warfare available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
