World Religions in War and PeaceMcFarland, 1988 - 241 páginas Too often through the ages various religions, while preaching amity, have also promoted an us versus them attitude--the Greeks and the barbarians, Jews and the goyim, Muslims and infidels, Christians and pagans. In this volume, the origin, main teachings, and development of the major religions are described. The involvement of each religion in war and the contribution each has made or might make to world peace are discussed. Chapters on Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto, and traditional faiths. |
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... monks , can reach nirvana . Women must be reincarnated as males . They then have the option to become monks . For some , this means two tiers or levels of Buddhism . There is the Buddhism of the lay persons and there is that of the ...
... monks , can reach nirvana . Women must be reincarnated as males . They then have the option to become monks . For some , this means two tiers or levels of Buddhism . There is the Buddhism of the lay persons and there is that of the ...
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... monks are called to preach and teach . Some of the greatest centers of learning in history have been Bud- dhist . The isolated forest dweller represents a small percentage of the total number of monks . By including women in the Sangha ...
... monks are called to preach and teach . Some of the greatest centers of learning in history have been Bud- dhist . The isolated forest dweller represents a small percentage of the total number of monks . By including women in the Sangha ...
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... monks who supported the T'ang dynasty ( A.D. 618-907 ) were given military honors . An uprising of monks in 619 in- cluded not only killing but a monk , Kao T'an - cheng , who declared himself the emperor . Monks fought the Mongols at ...
... monks who supported the T'ang dynasty ( A.D. 618-907 ) were given military honors . An uprising of monks in 619 in- cluded not only killing but a monk , Kao T'an - cheng , who declared himself the emperor . Monks fought the Mongols at ...
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Africa ahimsa Allah American ancient Arabic army Basham became Buddha Buddhism Caldarola called century A.D. China Chinese Christian Church circa cited claims concept concern Confucianism Confucius conquered conquest Crusades David death divine dynasty Earhart Eerdmans emperor empire enemies ethics evil faith Ferguson Gandhi Gautama groups Guru Harper & Row heaven Hebrew Hindu Hinduism History holy human included Indian interpreted Islam Israel Jain Jaini Jainism Japan Japanese Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews jihad John Judaism kami killing king Lao-tzu later live Mencius military modern moksha monks movement Muhammad Muslim Nanak nation nonviolence Noss noted earlier original Oxford Parrinder Philadelphia political Prophet quotes Quran Reform religious rituals Roman ruler Saiyadain says shamanism Shinto shrines Sikh Sikhism Singh social society spirit suggests Tao Te Ching Taoism teaching temple Testament tion tradition tribes University violence warriors women world peace World Religions worship Young Oon Kim