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War Magic and Just War in Indian Tantric Buddhism
Author Sinclair, Iain (著)
Source Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology
Volumev.58 n.1 Spring
Date2014
Pages149 - 166
PublisherBerghahn Books
Publisher Url http://www.berghahnbooks.com/
LocationNew York, NY, US [紐約, 紐約州, 美國]
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language英文=English
Note Vol. 58, No. 1, War Magic and Warrior Religion: Sorcery, Cognition, and Embodiment
KeywordBuddhism; just war; mantra; pacifism; tantra; Vajrayāna; violence; warfare
AbstractWarfare was widespread in classical India. Although the Buddhists of India abhorred killing, they could not evade or ignore war altogether. From the seventh century to the thirteenth century, various types of war magic, together with justifications for their use, developed in tantric Buddhist communities. Defensive types of war magic adhered to pacifist ethics and aimed to avoid, halt, or disperse armies. Harmful war magic was applied in the context of the transcendent ethics of enlightenment. Even when warfare was fully incorporated into Buddhist soteriology, non-violence remained a paramount virtue, and the scope of a just war was very limited. The present survey of tantric sources shows that tantric Buddhist war magic emerged as a reaction to the inevitability of war and was applied in the hope of mitigating warfare's excesses.
Table of contentsAbstract 149
Harmlessness and War Magic in Early Tantric Buddhism 151
A Paradigmatic Myth for the Deployment of War Magic 156
Frightful War Magic at the Front Line 157
Enlightened Yogins Waging Enlightened Warfare 158
War's Inevitability According to the Kālacakra-tantra 160
Just War Doctrine in the Kālacakra-tantra 161
Concluding Remarks 163
Acknowledgment 163
References 164
Primary Sources 164
Secondary Sources 165
ISSN0155977X (P); 15585727 (E)
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