Imperial-Way Zen: Ichikawa Hakugen's Critique and Lingering Questions for Buddhist Ethics

by Christopher Ives

During the first half of the twentieth century, Zen Buddhist leaders contributed actively to Japanese imperialism, giving rise to what has been termed "Imperial-Way Zen" (Kodo Zen). Its foremost critic was priest, professor, and activist Ichikawa Hakugen (1902-1986), who spent the decades following Japan's surrender almost single-handedly chronicling Zen's support of Japan's imperialist regime and pressing the issue of Buddhist war responsibility...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824833317
• ISBN13: 9780824833312
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"