The Buddhist Soldier: A Madhyamaka Inquiry

Dialogue between international humanitarian law (IHL) and Buddhism draws attention to the challenging question of the nature and identity of the Buddhist soldier. Here, the Buddhist soldier is considered not as a simple binary contradiction but as a complex dynamic paradox that can be unfolded, expl...

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Main Author: Siṃhanāda, Dharmacārin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2021
In: Contemporary buddhism
Year: 2021, Volume: 22, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 190-207
Further subjects:B Polarity Management
B Bodhisattva path
B complex problems
B politics of soldiering
B organisational development
B Shadow
B Dialectical Process Analysis (DPA)
B legitimacy of military duty
B Buddhist ethics
B Madhyamaka philosophy
B Warrior Hero archetype
B military Buddhism
B Military ethics
B military atrocity
B international humanitarian law (IHL)
B Buddhist soldier
B Carl Jung
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