Table of contents : Contents Maps and Figures Acknowledgments Terminology and Translation One. Discourses on Religious Violence and Armed Clerics Two. The Contexts of Monastic Violence and Warfare Three. The Fighting Servants of the Buddha Four. The Teeth and Claws of the Buddha: Noble Monks and Monk-Commanders Five. Constructed Traditions :Sōhei and Benkei Six. Sōhei, Benkei, and Monastic Warriors— Historical Perspectives Notes References INDEX About the Author