Luminous passage : the practice and study of Buddhism in America /

In Luminous Passage, Charles S. Prebish revisits the expanding frontier of the fastest growing religion in North America and describes its historical development, its diversity, and the significance of this ancient tradition at century's end. More than anything else, this is a book about Americ...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Prebish, Charles S.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1999.
Sujets:
Buddhism > United States.
Buddhism > Canada.
Bouddhisme > Canada.
Bouddhisme > États-Unis.
RELIGION > Buddhism > History.
Buddhism
Boeddhisme.
Canada
United States
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • American Buddhism : a brief history
  • Shaping the Sangha : developmental issues in American Buddhism
  • Seeking American Buddhist Sanghas : North American Buddhist communities
  • The silent Sangha : Buddhism in the academy
  • The cybersangha : virtual communities
  • The future of the American Sangha
  • Appendix : A postscript on North American Buddhism.

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