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American Buddhism
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Author : Charles S. Prebish
language : en
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Release Date : 1979
American Buddhism written by Charles S. Prebish and has been published by Brooks/Cole this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Religion categories.
The Faces Of Buddhism In America
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Author : Charles S. Prebish
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-11-15
The Faces Of Buddhism In America written by Charles S. Prebish and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-15 with Religion categories.
Buddhism is the fastest growing religion in the United States, with adherents estimated in the several millions. But what exactly defines a "Buddhist"? This has been a much-debated question in recent years, particularly in regard to the religion's bifurcation into two camps: the so-called "imported" or ethnic Buddhism of Asian immigrants and the "convert" Buddhism of a mostly middle-class, liberal, intellectual elite. In this timely collection Charles S. Prebish and Kenneth K. Tanaka bring together some of the leading voices in Buddhist studies to examine the debates surrounding contemporary Buddhism's many faces. The contributors investigate newly Americanized Asian traditions such as Tibetan, Zen, Nichiren, Jodo Shinshu, and Theravada Buddhism and the changes they undergo to meet the expectations of a Western culture desperate for spiritual guidance. Race, feminism, homosexuality, psychology, environmentalism, and notions of authority are some of the issues confronting Buddhism for the first time in its three-thousand-year history and are powerfully addressed here. In recent years American Buddhism has been featured as a major story on ABC television news, National Public Radio, and in other national media. A strong new Buddhist journalism is emerging in the United States, and American Buddhism has made its way onto the Internet. The faces of Buddhism in America are diverse, active, and growing, and this book will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding this vital religious movement. Buddhism is the fastest growing religion in the United States, with adherents estimated in the several millions. But what exactly defines a "Buddhist"? This has been a much-debated question in recent years, particularly in regard to the religion's bifurca
The American Encounter With Buddhism 1844 1912
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Author : Thomas A. Tweed
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2005-10-12
The American Encounter With Buddhism 1844 1912 written by Thomas A. Tweed and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-12 with Religion categories.
In this landmark work, Thomas Tweed examines nineteenth-century America’s encounter with one of the world’s major religions. Exploring the debates about Buddhism that followed upon its introduction in this country, Tweed shows what happened when the transplanted religious movement came into contact with America’s established culture and fundamentally different Protestant tradition. The book, first published in 1992, traces the efforts of various American interpreters to make sense of Buddhism in Western terms. Tweed demonstrates that while many of those interested in Buddhism considered themselves dissenters from American culture, they did not abandon some of the basic values they shared with their fellow Victorians. In the end, the Victorian understanding of Buddhism, even for its most enthusiastic proponents, was significantly shaped by the prevailing culture. Although Buddhism attracted much attention, it ultimately failed to build enduring institutions or gain significant numbers of adherents in the nineteenth century. Not until the following century did a cultural environment more conducive to Buddhism’s taking root in America develop. In a new preface, Tweed addresses Buddhism’s growing influence in contemporary American culture.
American Buddhism
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Author : Duncan Ryūken Williams
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1999
American Buddhism written by Duncan Ryūken Williams and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Religion categories.
This is the first scholarly treatment of the emergence of American Buddhist Studies as a significant research field. Until now, few investigators have turned their attention to the interpretive challenge posed by the presence of all the traditional lineages of Asian Buddhism in a consciously multicultural society. Nor have scholars considered the place of their own contributions as writers, teachers, and practising Buddhists in this unfolding saga. In thirteen chapters and a critical introduction to the field, the book treats issues such as Asian American Buddhist identity, the new Buddhism, Buddhism and American culture, and the scholar's place in American Buddhist Studies. The volume offers complete lists of dissertations and theses on American Buddhism and North American dissertations and theses on topics related to Buddhism since 1892.
Buddhism In America
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Author : Emma McCloy Layman
language : en
Publisher: Burnham, Incorporated
Release Date : 1976
Buddhism In America written by Emma McCloy Layman and has been published by Burnham, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Religion categories.
American Buddhism As A Way Of Life
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Author : Gary Storhoff
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2010-04-05
American Buddhism As A Way Of Life written by Gary Storhoff and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-05 with Religion categories.
The US seems to be becoming a Buddhist country. Celebrity converts, the popularity of the Dalai Lama, motifs in popular movies, and mala beads at the mall indicate an increasing inculcation of Buddhism into the American consciousness, even if a relatively small percentage of the population actually describe themselves as Buddhists. This book looks beyond the trendier manifestations of Buddhism in America to look at distinctly American Buddhist ways of life—ways of perceiving and understanding. John Whalen-Bridge and Gary Storhoff have organized this unique collection in accordance with the Buddhist concept of the Three Jewels: the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. The Buddha section discusses the two key teachers who popularized Buddhism in America: Alan Watts and D. T. Suzuki and the particular kinds of spirituality they proclaimed. The Dharma section deals with how Buddhism can enlighten current public debates and a consideration of our national past with explorations of bioethics, abortion, end-of-life decisions, and consciousness in late capitalism. The final section on the Sangha, or community of believers, discusses how Buddhist communities both formal and informal have affected American society with chapters on family life, Nisei Buddhists, gay liberation, and Zen gardens.
Buddhism In America
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Author : Richard Hughes Seager
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2012
Buddhism In America written by Richard Hughes Seager and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
"This well-informed book provides a comprehensive survey of a variety of Buddhist traditions in the contemporary U.S. . . . [its] strength, apart from being a mine of information, is Seager's insistence on taking a historically informed and comparative perspective." - Religious Studies Review.
The Accidental Buddhist
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Author : Dinty W. Moore
language : en
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Release Date : 1997-01-10
The Accidental Buddhist written by Dinty W. Moore and has been published by Algonquin Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-10 with Religion categories.
A journey through the diverse landscape of American Buddhism, written with a "blessedly down-to-earth sense of humor" (Rodger Kamenetz, author of The Jew in the Lotus). In an era when many of us yearn for an escape from a culture of noise and narcissism, this book takes us into the physical and spiritual geography of Buddhism, American-style: from a weekend at a mountain retreat for corporate executives learning effective ways to cope with stress, to a visit with a Zen teacher holding classes in an old Quaker farmhouse, to a meeting with a Catholic priest who's also a Zen master. Both a lively introduction to this Eastern spiritual tradition and a colorful portrait of American society, The Accidental Buddhist "makes the oftentimes impenetrable concepts of Buddhism accessible to the reader and contains striking, and important, parallels and contrasts between [the author's] own Catholic upbringing and ancient Buddhist traditions" ( Library Journal). "A travelogue detailing the tremendous diversity within American Buddhism. His anecdotes make it clear that the umbrella term 'Buddhist' encompasses strict Zen monks, laid-back Tibetan politicos, and beatnik holdover Allen Ginsberg. In his travels, Moore attends weekend retreats, chronicles the Dalai Lama's 1996 visit to Indiana, and grooves to Change Your Mind Day, a meditative Buddha-fest in New York City's Central Park. . . . He finds that his family is his sangha (monastery), and while he still feels he is 'probably a fairly lousy Buddhist,' he will eclectically combine his various forms of new knowledge to find a path that makes sense to him. Now that may be an authentic American Buddhism." — Kirkus Reviews
Luminous Passage
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Author : Charles S. Prebish
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1999-06-07
Luminous Passage written by Charles S. Prebish and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-06-07 with Religion categories.
"Since the 1960s Buddhism in America has been viewed through the lens of idealism, generally associated with the spiritual quest of baby boomers. This portrayal has been accurate only to a degree. Charles Prebish's Luminous Passage is the first account in a new generation of commentary to demonstrate the complexity and variety of this tradition as it establishes roots in this country. This book will surely stand as one of the most comprehensive assessments of Buddhism in the United States at the turn of the millennium."—Richard Seager, Hamilton College
Race And Religion In American Buddhism
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Author : Joseph Cheah
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2011-10-28
Race And Religion In American Buddhism written by Joseph Cheah and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-28 with Religion categories.
While academic and popular studies of Buddhism have often neglected race as a factor of analysis, the issues concerning race and racialization have remained not far below the surface of the wider discussion among ethnic Buddhists, converts, and sympathizers regarding representations of American Buddhism and adaptations of Buddhist practices to the American context. In Race and Religion in American Buddhism, Joseph Cheah provides a much-needed contribution to the field of religious studies by addressing the under-theorization of race in the study of American Buddhism. Through the lens of racial formation, Cheah demonstrates how adaptations of Buddhist practices by immigrants, converts and sympathizers have taken place within an environment already permeated with the logic and ideology of whiteness and white supremacy. In other words, race and religion (Buddhism) are so intimately bounded together in the United States that the ideology of white supremacy informs the differing ways in which convert Buddhists and sympathizers and Burmese ethnic Buddhists have adapted Buddhist religious practices to an American context. Cheah offers a complex view of how the Burmese American community must negotiate not only the religious and racial terrains of the United States but also the transnational reach of the Burmese junta. Race and Religion in American Buddhism marks an important contribution to the study of American Buddhism as well as to the larger fields of U.S. religions and Asian American studies.