Likes Likes:  0
Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 1 2
Results 16 to 21 of 21

Thread: Buddhist monks in the Japanese Imperial Army

  1. #16
    Join Date
    Apr 2003
    Location
    Portland, OR
    Posts
    56
    Likes (received)
    0

    Default

    John,

    While I'm certain you only have the best of intentions, I find your naivete with regards to Mr. Walker's intentions disarming!
    Allen Beebe

  2. #17
    Join Date
    May 2000
    Location
    Washington State, USA
    Posts
    3,324
    Likes (received)
    48

    Default

    Y'all should be punished for this.

  3. #18
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Location
    Perth, Australia
    Posts
    186
    Likes (received)
    0

    Default

    EDIT: Woops, repeated a pun. I'm out of puns =(
    -John Nguyen

  4. #19
    Join Date
    Sep 2003
    Location
    Seattle, Washington, USA
    Posts
    6,227
    Likes (received)
    118

    Post

    Quote Originally Posted by Joseph Svinth View Post
    Y'all should be punished for this.
    Oh I don't know. I'd give an arm and a leg to see how far they can go before we're all up in arms over their antics.
    Yours in Budo,
    ---Brian---

  5. #20
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Location
    The Pagan Barbarian Kingdom of the Netherlands
    Posts
    243
    Likes (received)
    0

    Default

    [QUOTE=Tom Karazozis;459141]Well, I suggest that you start exploring the history of Buddhism in Japan if you want to understand the answer to your question. But to makes things short and easy, I recommend that you read 'Zen at war' by Brian Victoria and for a general view of the whole history of religion in Japan I suggest you get a copy of 'A history of Japanese religion'. (...)

    Thanks Tom!

    A few days ago, I stumbled upon 'Zen at War' in a second hand bookstore (of all places, while even my own university library didn't have it!). Bought it, reading it now. Quite interesting stuff, especially since the author tackles the stance of some Mahayana buddhists on 'just war' and the way regimes in Eastern Asia succesfully subdued buddhism and even used it as a form of control for the government, not only in Japan, but elsewhere too. Also, the policy of certain Zen sects e.g. regarding the former 'paria's', after the war was something new to me.

    Now I understand the monk going arm chopping thing
    Remi Vredeveldt

    "Hysterical knowledge is often mistaken for historical knowledge"

    Boni enim duces non aperto proelio, in quo est commune periculum, sed ex occulto semper adtemptant Vegetius Liber III, 9:5

  6. #21
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Fukushima, Japan
    Posts
    123
    Likes (received)
    0

    Default

    [QUOTE=Moenstah;463391]
    Quote Originally Posted by Tom Karazozis View Post
    Well, I suggest that you start exploring the history of Buddhism in Japan if you want to understand the answer to your question. But to makes things short and easy, I recommend that you read 'Zen at war' by Brian Victoria and for a general view of the whole history of religion in Japan I suggest you get a copy of 'A history of Japanese religion'. (...)

    Thanks Tom!

    A few days ago, I stumbled upon 'Zen at War' in a second hand bookstore (of all places, while even my own university library didn't have it!). Bought it, reading it now. Quite interesting stuff, especially since the author tackles the stance of some Mahayana buddhists on 'just war' and the way regimes in Eastern Asia succesfully subdued buddhism and even used it as a form of control for the government, not only in Japan, but elsewhere too. Also, the policy of certain Zen sects e.g. regarding the former 'paria's', after the war was something new to me.

    Now I understand the monk going arm chopping thing
    Hey, glad I can help! Don't mention it.
    Tom Karazozis
    °®«ΛιΘ -Kanshiketsu!

Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 1 2

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •