Zen At War

[sus]

This thread feels like it's just an extension of psychedelic fascism. Or maybe a predecessor?

 

[other_life]

This thread feels like it's just an extension of psychedelic fascism. Or maybe a predecessor?

also something in retrospect only trivially true!

 

[Ribar]

Contributing to the thread with this entry on Wiki:

Critical Buddhism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Ribar]

And Shields:

Critical Buddhism - Buddha-Nature

buddhanature.tsadra.org

 

[Ribar]

Also, more on the initial topic here:

Brian Victoria Archives - The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus

Brian Victoria is a native of Omaha, Nebraska and graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University. He holds a M.A. in Buddhist Studies from Sōtō Zen sect-affiliated Komazawa University in Tokyo, and a Ph.D. from the Department of Religious Studies at Temple University. Major writings include Zen Terror...

apjjf.org

Sawaki Kōdō, Zen and Wartime Japan: Final Pieces of the Puzzle 沢木興道、禅宗、そして戦時下日本　パズルの最後のピース - The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus

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Hitler Youth 1940 Visit to Japan: A Comment on Brian Victoria’s “The Zen of Hitler Jugend” - The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus

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The Zen of Hitler Jugend - The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus

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[Ribar]

Regarding Zizek:

Why Lacan Is Not a Buddhist: A Belated Reply to My Critics - The Philosophical Salon

Over the last decades, critiques of my reading of Buddhism have been abundant. Even those who are otherwise sympathetic to my general approach claim that I miss the point when ... Read More

thephilosophicalsalon.com

 

[Ribar]

And the blog of Dr. W. Tom Pepper:

Cruel Theory/Sublime Practice

Twelve years ago, some contributors to the blog “Speculative Non-Buddhism”, along with the blog’s founder Glenn Wallis, published a book entitled Cruel Theory/Sublime Practice. Two years ago, on th…

faithfulbuddhist.wordpress.com