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British Buddhism: Teachings, Practice and Development
Robert Bluck
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Description for British Buddhism: Teachings, Practice and Development
Paperback. Presents an insight into contemporary British Buddhist practice. This book provides a survey of seven largest Buddhist traditions in the United Kingdom. It determines how and to what extent British Buddhist groups are changing from their Asian roots, and whether any forms of British Buddhism are beginning to emerge. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HREP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
British Buddhism presents a useful insight into contemporary British Buddhist practice. It provides a survey of the seven largest Buddhist traditions in the United Kingdom, including the Forest Sangha (Theravada) and the Samatha Trust (Theravada), the Serene Reflection Meditation tradition (Soto Zen) and Soka Gakkai (both originally Japanese), the Tibetan Karma Kagyu and New Kadampa traditions and Friends of the Western Buddhist Order. Based on extensive fieldwork, this fascinating book determines how and to what extent British Buddhist groups are changing from their Asian roots, and whether any forms of British Buddhism are beginning to emerge. ... Read more
British Buddhism presents a useful insight into contemporary British Buddhist practice. It provides a survey of the seven largest Buddhist traditions in the United Kingdom, including the Forest Sangha (Theravada) and the Samatha Trust (Theravada), the Serene Reflection Meditation tradition (Soto Zen) and Soka Gakkai (both originally Japanese), the Tibetan Karma Kagyu and New Kadampa traditions and Friends of the Western Buddhist Order. Based on extensive fieldwork, this fascinating book determines how and to what extent British Buddhist groups are changing from their Asian roots, and whether any forms of British Buddhism are beginning to emerge. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415483087
SKU
V9780415483087
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Ref
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About Robert Bluck
The Open University
Reviews for British Buddhism: Teachings, Practice and Development
'Robert Bluck's multifaceted study offers the most up-to-date information on Buddhist groups in Britain in a unique compilation. As his book will have a strong influence on both the academic debate and the popular view of Buddhism in Britain, perhaps some of the questions mentioned above will be answered in a second edition for which there will certainly be a ... Read more