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What does Bamiyan tell us about Muslim attitudes to Buddhism? Unpacking ‘Buddhist-Muslim conflicts’ in contemporary Asia

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2014-01-01

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Article

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17512697
17512689

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10.1558/rosa.v8i3.20234

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2-s2.0-84942049537

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Mahidol University

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Religions of South Asia. Vol.8, No.3 (2014), 301-319

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Kieko Obuse What does Bamiyan tell us about Muslim attitudes to Buddhism? Unpacking ‘Buddhist-Muslim conflicts’ in contemporary Asia. Religions of South Asia. Vol.8, No.3 (2014), 301-319. doi:10.1558/rosa.v8i3.20234 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/33180

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What does Bamiyan tell us about Muslim attitudes to Buddhism? Unpacking ‘Buddhist-Muslim conflicts’ in contemporary Asia

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Kieko Obuse

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Mahidol University

Abstract

© Equinox Publishing Ltd 2015. The article highlights through a case study of the Taliban’s destruction of the Buddha statues of Bamiyan in 2001, that there has been considerable diversity in Muslim attitudes towards Buddhism and Buddha statues, reflecting the variety of political and socio-economic contexts in which they were expressed. It argues that the Taliban’s destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan cannot be attributed exclusively to theological issues but also reflects political agenda regarding economic concerns.

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