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9780520216969

Luminous Passage

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  • ISBN13:

    9780520216969

  • ISBN10:

    0520216962

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-06-01
  • Publisher: Univ of California Pr
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Summary

Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America is the first comprehensive scholarly study of American Buddhism in nearly two decades written by one of the field's "founders."

Table of Contents

Preface vii
American Buddhism: A Brief History
1(50)
Shaping the Sangha: Developmental Issues in American Buddhism
51(43)
Seeking American Buddhist Sanghas: North American Buddhist Communities
94(79)
The Silent Sangha: Buddhism in the Academy
173(30)
The Cybersangha: Virtual Communities
203(30)
The Future of the American Sangha
233(38)
Appendix: A Postscript on North American Buddhism 271(4)
Notes 275(26)
Selected Bibliography on Buddhism in the West 301(10)
Index 311

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