Sanbo Kyodan - Yasutani and Japanese Imperialism

Yasutani and Japanese Imperialism

See also: Hakuun Yasutani and Zen at War

Yasutani's support for the Japanese military's aggression against other Asian countries, most of which were Buddhist, was criticised after World War II. The publication of Brian Victoria's Zen at War led to a public apology by Kubota Ji'un, the 3rd Abbot of Sanbō Kyōdan.

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