03-09-2005, 11:20 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-Viren+Mar 9 2005, 09:11 AM-->QUOTE(Viren @ Mar 9 2005, 09:11 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> Thanks for the effort Anand K. A great topic for discussion.
From a little I've read about Arthashshastra or Art of War (or say Prince), <b>there's very little reference of 'just war' or 'moral war'</b>....why is that? <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
This is an important question.. Methinks (from my very little knowledge) that this concept of "just war" was Augustine's concoction. Xtianity had employed too many rhetorical tricks and were running into a good dose of reality and needed a theological basis to now go and wage wars. But they were now in a fix -> they had to reconcile their previous rhetorics with realities and hence augustine came up with this "just war" concept.
Perhaps Buddhism also faced a similar problem ? And hence the mahayana split ? Can experts comment on how mahayana justifies violence ?
From a little I've read about Arthashshastra or Art of War (or say Prince), <b>there's very little reference of 'just war' or 'moral war'</b>....why is that? <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
This is an important question.. Methinks (from my very little knowledge) that this concept of "just war" was Augustine's concoction. Xtianity had employed too many rhetorical tricks and were running into a good dose of reality and needed a theological basis to now go and wage wars. But they were now in a fix -> they had to reconcile their previous rhetorics with realities and hence augustine came up with this "just war" concept.
Perhaps Buddhism also faced a similar problem ? And hence the mahayana split ? Can experts comment on how mahayana justifies violence ?