Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-262) and index.
Contents:
216. Refuges and Precepts 1 -- 2 The History of Theravada Buddhism in America 19 -- 3 New Organizations: Wat Mongkoltepmunee (Wat Phila) and the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center (CIMC) 49 -- 4 Lived Buddhism: The Construction of Teaching and Practice at Wat Phila and CIMC 82 -- 5 Refuge in the Sangha: The Shape of Buddhist Communities 116 -- 6 Ascribed and Achieved Buddhist Identities 150 -- 7 Observations through a Gendered Lens 172 -- 8 Taking Stock, Looking Forward 190 -- Appendix A Research Methods 203 -- Appendix B Refuges and Precepts 216.
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