• DOI:10.5860/choice.44-2668
Corpus ID: 162938076

Zen at War

@inproceedings{Victoria2006ZenAW,
  title={Zen at War},
  author={B. Victoria},
  year={2006}
}

• B. Victoria
• Published 2006
• History

A compelling history of the contradictory, often militaristic, role of Zen Buddhism, this book meticulously documents the close and previously unknown support of a supposedly peaceful religion for Japanese militarism throughout World War II. Drawing on the writings and speeches of leading Zen masters and scholars, Brian Victoria shows that Zen served as a powerful foundation for the fanatical and suicidal spirit displayed by the imperial Japanese military. At the same time, the author recounts… Expand

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