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Tibetan and Zen Buddhism in Britain : transplantation, development and adaptation /
This book analyses the transplantation, development and adaptation of the two largest Tibetan and Zen Buddhist organizations currently active on the British religious landscape: the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) and the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives (OBC). The key contributions of recent scholarshi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
RoutledgeCurzon,
2004.
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| Colección: | RoutledgeCurzon critical studies in Buddhism.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book analyses the transplantation, development and adaptation of the two largest Tibetan and Zen Buddhist organizations currently active on the British religious landscape: the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) and the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives (OBC). The key contributions of recent scholarship are evaluated and organised thematically to provide a framework for analysis, and the history and current landscape of contemporary Tibetan and Zen Buddhist practice in Britain are also mapped out. A number of patterns and processes identified elsewhere are exemplified, although certain assumption. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 260 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-249) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203963628 9780203963623 9786610727759 6610727759 1134430477 9781134430475 1280727756 9781280727757 1134430469 9781134430468 |