Buddhism and Violence: Militarism and Buddhism in Modern Asia by Vladimir Tikhonov, Torkel Brekke
Buddhism and Violence: Militarism and Buddhism in Modern Asia

Vladimir Tikhonov, Torkel Brekke

Buddhism and Violence: Militarism and Buddhism in Modern Asia

Vladimir Tikhonov, Torkel Brekke

264 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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It is generally accepted in the West that Buddhism is a 'peaceful' religion. The Western public tends to assume that the doctrinal rejection of violence in Buddhism would make Buddhist pacifists, and often expects Buddhist societies or individual ...

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