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"This book is sure to be an invaluable resource not only to Buddhist scholars, but to the practitioners as well."—John Daido Loori, Roshi Abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery
"This is a fascinating collection of the most interesting and instructive papers on the current state of affairs in American Buddhism. [The editors] provide a detailed stock-taking of the multifaceted dimension of the religion as it undergoes a rapid formation and transformation. . . . A highly welcome and informative volume."—Martin Baumann, author of Deutsche Buddhisten
List of contents
In Memoriam: Reverend Dr. Yehan Numata (1897-1994)
Introduction
Charles S. Prebish
Part One: American Buddhist Traditions in Transition
1. Chinese Buddhism in America: Identity and Practice
Stuart Chandler
2. Shin Buddhism in America: A Social Perspective
Alfred Bloom
3· Japanese Zen in America:
Americanizing the Face in the Mirror
G. Victor Sagen Hori
4· Nichiren Shoshu and Soka Gakkai in America:
The Pioneer Spirit
Jane Hurst
5· Tibetan Buddhism in America:
The Development of American Vajrayana
Amy Lavine
6. Korean Buddhism in America: A New Style of Zen
Mu Soeng
7· Vietnamese Buddhism in North America:
Tradition and Acculturation
Cuong Tu Nguyen and A. W. Barber
8. Theravada Buddhism in America: Prospects for the Sangha
Paul David Numrich
g. Insight Meditation in the United States:
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Gil Fronsdal
Part Two: Issues in American Buddhism
10. Who Is a Buddhist?
Charting the Landscape of Buddhist America
Jan Nattier
11. Divided Dharma: White Buddhists,
Ethnic Buddhists, and Racism
Rick Fields
12. Americanizing the Buddha: Paul Carus and the
Transformation of Asian Thought
Martin J Verhoeven
13. Buddhist and Western Psychotherapies:
An Asian American Perspective
Ryolmamura
14. Helping the Iron Bird Fly: Western Buddhist Women and
Issues of Authority in the Late 1ggos
Rita M. Gross
15. Coming Out in the Sangha: Queer Community
in American Buddhism
Roger Corless
16. Responding to the Cries of the World:
Socially Engaged Buddhism in North America
Donald Rothberg
Epilogue: The Colors and Contours of American Buddhism
Kenneth K. Tanaka
Notes
Selected Bibliography
List of Illustrations
Contributors
Index
About the author
Charles S. Prebish is Associate Professor of Religion at Pennsylvania State University and author and editor of numerous works, including American Buddhism and Buddhist Monastic Discipline. He is currently coeditor of the electronic Journal of Buddhist Ethics. Kenneth K. Tanaka is Professor of Buddhist Studies at the Institute for Buddhist Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley and the author of Ocean: An Introduction to Jodo-Shinshu Buddhism in America (1997). He is president of the Buddhist Council of Northern California.
Summary
Buddhism is the fastest growing religion in the United States, with adherents estimated in the several millions. But what exactly defines a 'Buddhist'? This book brings together some of the leading voices in Buddhist studies to examine the debates surrounding contemporary Buddhism's many faces.
