This volume studies the evidence that, at particular moments in their history and in certain aspects of their doctrines, the traditions of Buddhism, like other religious traditions, have actively or passively promoted - and may continue to promote - violent modes of behavior or structural violence. The articles in this volume cover a broad spectrum of the Buddhist world in term of regions and periods. They deal with aspects of violence starting in India before the Common Era and ranging to the support of Japanese militarism by Buddhist leaders far into the 20th century.
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Introduction 1. The Path of the Bodhisattva and the Creation of Oppressive Cultures / Francis Brassard 2. Views on Suicide in Buddhism : Some Remarks / Martin Delhey 3. Evil Monks with Good Intentions? Remarks on Buddhist Monastic Violence and its Doctrinal Background / Christoph Kleine 4. Between the Profane and the Sacred? On the Context of the Rite of "Liberation" (sgrol ba) / Carmen Meinert 5. Compassionate Killing or Conflict Resolution? The Murder of King Langdarma according to Tibetan Buddhist Sources / Jens Schlieter 6. D. T. Suzuki and Japanese Militarism : Supporter or Opponent? / Brian Victoria 7. Buddhism and the Killing of Animals in Premodern Japan / Klaus Vollmer 8. Only a Fool Becomes a King : Buddhist Stances on Punishment / Michael Zimmermann Contributors Index
