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• TITLE: Nirvana on Fire: Mahayana Views on Violence Applied to Modern Philippine Politics

  AUTHORS: Joaquin Kyle Vincent Saavedra

  KEYWORDS: Violence, Buddhism, Southeast Asia, Buddhist Ethics, Mahayana

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Philosophy, Vol.15 No.4, September 26, 2025

  ABSTRACT: This paper argues that Mahayana Buddhist ethics, particularly the concept of “compassionate violence,” can be used to justify revolutionary violence against oppressive political and economic structures in the modern Philippines. The author analyzes Buddhist texts, Southeast Asian historical models of kingship, and pre-colonial Philippine history to build a framework for this argument. The paper concludes that under a Buddhist lens, overthrowing corrupt leaders is a justifiable and meritorious act necessary to end systemic harm and create a more just society.