In this study, a team of international scholars assess the manner in which Buddhist organizations and individuals have resisted, come to terms with, or in some cases allied themselves with the forces of war, modernity, westernization, nationalization, capitalism, communism, and ethnic conflict. By examining issues such as left-right divisions in the monastic order, the rise of organized lay movements, Buddhist social activism, as well as explicitly Buddhist inspired political activity, this book seeks to demonstrate that the emphasis on meditation and mental training is only one strand in this richly complex world historical tradition.
Buddhism and politics in Asia - the textual and historical roots, Ian Harris; the legacy of tradition and authority -Buddhism and the nation in Myanmar, Bruce Matthews; Buddhism in extremis - the case of Cambodia, Ian Harris; politics and Ambedkar Buddhism in Maharashtra, Timothy Fitzgerald; Japanese nationalism and the universal Dharma, Hiroko Kawanami; Buddhism and secular power in 20th century Korea, Henrik H. Sorensen; Laos - from Buddhist kingdom to Marxist state, Martin Stuart-Fox; first among equals - Buddhism and the Sri Lankan state, Tessa Bartholomeusz; centre and periphery - Buddhism and politics in modern Thailand, Donald K. Swearer; renewal and resistance - Tibetan Buddhism in the modern era, Ronald D. Schwartz; the quest for Enlightenment and cultural identity - Buddhism in contemporary Vietnam, Thien Do.
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