Buddhism, War and Nationalism: Chinese Monks in the Struggle Against Japanese Aggression, 1931-1945 (East Asia: History, Politics, Sociology, Culture (Routledge))

by XueYu (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2005

  $143.12

  This book examines the dilemmas Buddhist monks faced with regard to Buddhist concepts of non-killing and defending the nation during the Anti Japanese war and investigates how monks re-created traditions in order to serve the nation and society.