| Description |
xxvii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-167) and index. |
| Contents |
Nirvana unplugged : Buddhism in America today -- The first jewel : the Buddha. Under the Bodhi Tree : the drama of Shakyamuni Buddha ; Zen and the art of American-style maintenance ; Tibetan Buddhism : a crazy little thing called wisdom ; The lotus position : Nichiren, Daisaku Ikeda, and the Soka Gakkai -- The second jewel : the Dharma. Flower power : the special transmission of Zen ; Tantric sects : merit, meditation, and mentoring in Tibetan Buddhism ; Repeat after me : name -- myoho -- renge -- kyo -- The third jewel : the Sangha. Relatively speaking : logic, ethics, and Zen ; Tibetan checks and balances : lean in the direction of the Dharma ; Like fish in water : the Soka Gakkai and the mentor-disciple spirit ; In the next present moment : the future of Buddhism in America. |
| Subject |
Buddhism -- United States.
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Buddhism and culture -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9781620876398 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1620876396 hardcover alkaline paper |
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