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The star spangled Buddhist : Zen, Tibetan, and Soka Gakkai Buddhism and the quest for enlightenment in America / Jeff Ourvan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ourvan, Jeff.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Buddhism--United States.
- Buddhism.
- Buddhism and culture--United States.
- Buddhism and culture.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Skyhorse Publishing, [2013]
- Summary:
- Explore the full landscape of American Buddhism with Jeff Ourvan, a practicing lay Buddhist, as your guide. In The Star Spangled Buddhist, Ourvan reveals the history, practice, and specific community of believers of Zen, Tibetan, and Soka Gakkai Buddhism-the three most popular Buddhist groups in America today. He examines the importance of mentoring in modern Buddhism and also delves into such issues as the morality, or the lack thereof, in Zen, the mystical traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, and the reasons why the Soka Gakkai is so ethnically diverse. The work offers a close look at leading Buddhist figures including the Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Daisaku Ikeda, and the late Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Book jacket.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-167) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1620876396
- 9781620876398
- OCLC:
- 816030451
- Publisher Number:
- 99954659022
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