▁rapid ▁industrial ▁growth , ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁off ensive ▁militar ism , ▁and ▁the ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁Buddh ism . ▁In ▁reaction ▁to ▁these ▁develop ments , ▁Japanese ▁Buddh ism ▁developed ▁Buddh ist ▁modern ism , ▁but ▁also ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁aut ocr atic ▁regime , ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁surv ive . ▁Victoria ▁also ▁suggests ▁that ▁Y as ut ani ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁Naz i ▁propag anda ▁he ▁heard ▁from ▁Karl fried ▁Graf ▁D ür ck heim ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁ ▁Victoria ▁has ▁followed ▁up ▁his ▁Z en ▁at ▁War ▁with ▁more ▁research . ▁He ▁has ▁directed ▁attention ▁to ▁Y as ut ani ' s ▁Z en ▁Master ▁D ogen ▁and ▁the ▁Sh ush og i ▁( T re at ise ▁on ▁Pract ice ▁and ▁En light en ment ), ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁This ▁book ▁is ▁" a ▁r ally ing ▁cry ▁for ▁the ▁unity ▁of ▁Asia ▁under ▁Japanese ▁h eg em ony ": ▁ ▁Res p ons es ▁Victoria ' s ▁treatment ▁of ▁the ▁subject ▁has ▁stir red ▁strong ▁re actions ▁and ▁appro val : ▁ ▁To ▁Bod hin ▁K hol h ede , ▁d har ma ▁he ir ▁of ▁Philip ▁Kap le au , ▁Y as ut ani ' s ▁political ▁views ▁raise ▁questions ▁about ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁en light en ment : ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁But ▁Victoria ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁critic ized ▁for ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁accuracy ▁in ▁his ▁c itation ▁and ▁translation