Tibetan And Zen Buddhism In Britain: Transplantation, Development And Adaptation

Book Summary


This book analyses the transplantation, development and adaptation of the two largest Tibetan and Zen Buddhist organizations currently active on the British religious landscape: the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) and the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives (OBC). The key contributions of recent scholarship are evaluated and organized thematically to provide a framework for analysis, and the history and current landscape of contemporary Tibetan and Zen Buddhist practice in Britain are also mapped out. A number of patterns and processes identified elsewhere are exemplified, although certain assumptions made about the nature of 'British Buddhism' are subjected to critical scrutiny and challenged.

Book Details


Book Name Tibetan And Zen Buddhism In Britain: Transplantation, Development And Adaptation
Author David N. Kay
Publisher Routledge/curzon (Jan 2004)
ISBN 9780415297653
Pages 260
Language English
Price 8629
 
 

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