by Mark Juergensmeyer (Author), Mark Juergensmeyer (Author), Michael Jerryson (Eds ). (Contributor), Michael K. Jerryson (Editor)
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.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 270
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 04 Feb 2010
ISBN 10: 0195394844
ISBN 13: 9780195394849