Buddhism is often presented as a non-violent religion that highlights the virtue of universal compassion. However, it does not unequivocally reject the use of violence, and leaves open the possibility that violence may be committed under special circumstances by spiritually realized beings. This paper examines several apologetic defenses for the presence of violent imagery and rituals in tantri...

Abstract The paper explores materials, methods and approaches used by Russian sinologists to define analyse the cult of Guan Yu (also known as Guan-gong, Guandi, etc.), a popular god Chinese pantheon, revered Daoists, Buddhists educated Confucians, who was also granted number imperial titles. worshipped in late China war wealth, paragon moral virtue loyalty ruler. Published unpublished material...

Abstract This article argues that there is no single relationship between Japanese Buddhism and Ireland. Rather, a series of changing relationships mediated by different world-system contexts one island another (peripheral post-colonial) one: as ethnographic information, cultural influence religious practice. The process building such has long history, stretching back to the Irish reception bot...

This study examines the contestation of worship space by looking at how three religions: Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, occupy in tri-dharma building. paper discusses conceptual, theoretical, historical, contemporary political aspects religions Indonesia Indonesian government has historically encouraged Buddhists, Confucians, Taoists to same space. surveys secondary data on architecture Tri...