Part 1 THE MEIJI RESTORATION OF 1868 AND BUDDHISM Chapter 2 The Attempted Suppression of Buddhism Chapter 3 Early Buddhist Social Ferment Chapter 4 Uchiyama Gudo: Radical Soto Zen Priest Chapter 5 Institutional Buddhism's Rejection of Progressive Social Action Part 6 JAPANESE MILITARISM AND BUDDHISM Chapter 7 The Incorporation of Buddhism into the Japanese War Machine (1913-30) Chapter 8 Buddhist Resistance to Japanese Militarism Chapter 9 The Emergence of Imperial-Way Buddhism Chapter 10 The Emergence of Imperial-State Zen and Soldier Zen Chapter 11 Other Zen Masters and Scholars in the War Effort Part 12 POSTWAR TRENDS Chapter 13 The Postwar Japanese Responses to Imperial-Way Buddhism, Imperial-State Zen, and Soldier Zen Chapter 14 Corporate Zen in Postwar Japan Chapter 15 Was It Buddhism?
Brian D. Victoria is a Soto Zen priest and director of the Buddhist Studies Program in Japan at Antioch College. He has published widely in both Japanese and English, including Zen Master Dogen, which he co-authored, and Zen War Stories.
Praise for the first edition: Zen at War is a wake-up call for all
Buddhists. Victoria has shown in a passionate and well documented
way that Buddhism is not immune to the kind of distortions that
have been used throughout human history by virtually all of the
world's religions to justify so-called holy war....
*John Daido Loori, Roshi, Abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery; author
of The Heart of Being: Moral and Ethical Teachings of Zen
Buddhism*
Praise for the first edition: In this carefully documented study,
Brian Victoria discloses the incredible intellectual dishonesty of
Japanese Buddhists who perverted their religion into a jingoistic
doctrine of support for the emperor and imperial expansion during
the period 1868-1945. Good job! We must face this dark side of our
heritage squarely....
*Robert Aitken, retired Roshi, Honolulu Diamond Sangha*
Zen at War is an incendiary book and an essential cautionary tale
for anyone wanting to apply Buddhist teachings. Brian Victoria is a
genuinely radical historian who asks followers of Zen–and by
extension all Buddhists–to look beyond the pristine, other-worldly
image the tradition has presented and understand the deep
compromises that came from its relationship with power. Much more
than an exposé, Zen at War challenges Buddhists to think through
the ethical consequences of venerated doctrines and examine them in
light of the Buddha’s original teaching. Despite the efforts of
some Zen apologists to minimize the significance of Brian
Victoria’s findings, the first edition lit a fire under Zen and the
new edition adds fuel by extending the book’s critique back into
Buddhist history. It is an important contribution to western
Buddhism.
*Vishvapani, editor of Dharma Life magazine*
An important and well-written work . . . This new edition
significantly expands the text . . . Especially important is
Victoria's well-documented contention that Buddhist involvement
with buttressing political establishments is not new but can be
traced to the time of King Ashoka in ancient India. . . Finally the
author calls all Buddhists to thoughtful consideration and
repudiation of "Nation-Protecting Buddhism" as a betrayal of the
essential teachings . . . Recommended.
*CHOICE*
Victoria's extensive research- along with translations of lengthy
quotations- substantially adds to our knowledge of the relationship
between Buddhism and Japanese nationalism and imperialism....the
content is often very interesting...
*Journal of Asian Studies*
Praise for the first edition:
Zen at War is a stunning contribution to our understanding of
Japanese militarism and the broader issue of war responsibility as
it continues to be addressed (and ignored) in contemporary Japan.
Victoria's great sensitivity to the perversion and betrayal of
Buddhism's teachings about compassion and nonviolence makes his
indictment of the role played by Imperial War Buddhists in
promoting ultranationalism and aggression all the more striking—and
all the more saddening.
*John Dower, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; author of War
Without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War*
Praise for the first edition:
Zen at War is a wake-up call for all Buddhists. Victoria has shown
in a passionate and well documented way that Buddhism is not immune
to the kind of distortions that have been used throughout human
history by virtually all of the world's religions to justify
so-called holy war.
*John Daido Loori, Roshi, Abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery; author
of The Heart of Being: Moral and Ethical Teachings of Zen
Buddhism*
Praise for the first edition:
In this carefully documented study, Brian Victoria discloses the
incredible intellectual dishonesty of Japanese Buddhists who
perverted their religion into a jingoistic doctrine of support for
the emperor and imperial expansion during the period 1868-1945.
Good job! We must face this dark side of our heritage squarely.
*Robert Aitken, retired Roshi, Honolulu Diamond Sangha*
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