The Case of Hirose Akira: The Ethical Predicament of a Japanese Buddhist Youth during World War II
The Japanese Buddhist clergy's collaboration with the Japanese war machine during the Fifteen Year War (1931-1945) is notorious. Yet the struggles of ordinary lay Buddhist youths during World War II remain less publicized. This article examines the case of a young Shinshū Buddhist soldier, Hiro...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
[2018]
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Religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 9, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-8 |
| Further subjects: | B
Soldiers
B wartime Japan B Shinshū B Violence B Pure Land Buddhism B Selfishness B Hirose Akira B Warfare B World War II |
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