Violence and Nonviolence in Shinran

This article examines the Pure Land Buddhist thinker Shinran (1173-1263), from whose teachings the Shin Buddhist tradition emerged. Shinran's ideas provide an alternative model for considering moral judgments and issues related to violence. Since Shinran viewed violence as a mode of human actio...

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Main Author: Hirota, Dennis (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2018]
In: Religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 9, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-13
Further subjects:B Ajātasatru
B A?gulimāla
B Antinomianism
B Violence
B Pure Land Buddhism
B five grave offenses
B Nonviolence
B Amida Buddha
B Murder
B Shinran
B ethical awareness
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