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If You Meet the Buddha on the Road by Michael Jerryson, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

From Michael Jerryson

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If You Meet the Buddha on the Road by Michael Jerryson, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
If You Meet the Buddha on the Road by Michael Jerryson, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

From Michael Jerryson

If You Meet the Buddha on the Road by Michael Jerryson, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

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It is said that the famous ninth century Chinese Buddhist monk Linji Yixuan told his disciples, "If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him." The deliberately confounding statement is meant to shock people out of complacent ways of thinking. But beyond the purposeful jolt from complacencythere is another intention. For liberation, this axiom suggests that one should seek the Buddha nature that resides within, rather than a mere Buddha exterior. In this way, the metaphor of killing the Buddha dislodges a person from the illusionary perspective that enlightenment lies outside thebody. The proclamation also highlights the power of violence, even on a symbolic level. Violence abounds in Buddhist thoughts, doctrine, and actions, however unacknowledged or misunderstood. If You Meet the Buddha on the Road addresses one important absence in the study of religion and violence: the religious treatment of violence. In order to pursue an understanding of the relationship between Buddhism and violence, it is important to first explore how Buddhist scriptures and followersunderstand violence. Drawing on Buddhist treatments of violence, Michael Jerryson explores the ways in which Buddhists invoke, support, or justify war, conflict, state violence, and gender discrimination. In addition, the book examines the ways in which Buddhists address violence as militarychaplains, cope with violence in a conflict zone, and serve as witnesses of blasphemy to Buddhist doctrine and Buddha images. | If You Meet the Buddha on the Road by Michael Jerryson, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

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