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13 - Buddhist Just War Traditions

from Part II - Just War

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2023

By
Kristin Scheible
Edited by
Margo Kitts
Margo Kitts
Affiliation:
Hawai'i Pacific University, Honolulu
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Summary

This chapter considers foundational Buddhist thought and the relevance (or not) of modern just war theory. A just way to think about war, conduct war, and repair harm from war from a Buddhist perspective would be to stop the endless cycle, to avoid war altogether by accepting responsibility, and addressing the catalytic harms that perpetuate it.

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jus ad bellumjus in bellojus post bellumnonharm
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The Cambridge Companion to Religion and War , pp. 283 - 296
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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