"This book is the outcome of the conference The Globalization of Buddhism: Case Studies of Buddhist Missions held in April 2000, at Boston University"--Acknowl. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The Gray Tuttle. Uniting religion and politics in a bid for autonomy : Lamas in exile in China and America / Steven Kemper -- The Theravada domestic mission in twentieth-century Nepal / Sarah LeVine -- Grafting identity : the Hawaiian branches of the Bodhi Tree / George J. Tanabe, Jr. -- Hiding in plain sight : the invisibility of the Shingon Mission to the United States / Richard K. Payne -- Globalization and the pursuit of a shared understanding of the absolute : the case of Soka Gakkai in Brazil / Peter B. Clarke -- Being a Zen Buddhist Brazilian : juggling multiple religious identities in the land of Catholicism / Cristina Rocha -- Spreading Buddha's light : the internationalization of Foguang Shan / Stuart Chandler -- The compassion relief diaspora / C. Julia Huang -- Uniting religion and politics in a bid for autonomy : Lamas in exile in China and America / Gray Tuttle.
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