American Buddhism
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0878722254
ISBN 13
9780878722259
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
1979
Publisher
Pages
220 pages
Subject
Buddhism United States.
Abstract
Pt. 1. American Buddhism : the iron bird flies -- ch. 1. The historical scene -- ch. 2. Buddhist beginnings in America : 1893-1960 -- ch. 3. The consciousness explosion : 1961-1970 -- ch. 4. In the aftermath of chaos : 1971 -- pt. 2. The flowering of Buddhism in America : horses run on wheels -- ch. 5. Buddhist Churches of America -- ch. 6. Nichiren Shoshu of America -- ch. 7. San Francisco Zen Center -- ch. 8. Buddhist Vihara Society -- ch. 9. Sino-American Buddhist Association (Gold Mountains Monastery) -- ch. 10. Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center -- ch. 11. Vajradhatu and Nalanda Foundation -- ch. 12. Shasta Abbey -- pt. 3. New heaven and earth : Dharma comes to the land of the red man -- ch. 13. In pursuit of American Buddhism.
Description
xix, 220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208) and index.
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Number of Copies
1
