The New Social Face Of Buddhism
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Author | : Ken Jones |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2003-06-15 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0861713656 |
For Jones the establishment of a definitive relationship between individual and society is central to the development of both engaged Buddhism and sociology. Here he tells readers how to bridge their spiritual practice to social action.
Author | : Ken Jones |
Publisher | : Wisdom Publications (MA) |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
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Author | : Charles S. Prebish |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2023-11-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0520920651 |
Buddhism is the fastest growing religion in the United States, with adherents estimated in the several millions. But what exactly defines a "Buddhist"? This has been a much-debated question in recent years, particularly in regard to the religion's bifurcation into two camps: the so-called "imported" or ethnic Buddhism of Asian immigrants and the "convert" Buddhism of a mostly middle-class, liberal, intellectual elite. In this timely collection Charles S. Prebish and Kenneth K. Tanaka bring together some of the leading voices in Buddhist studies to examine the debates surrounding contemporary Buddhism's many faces. The contributors investigate newly Americanized Asian traditions such as Tibetan, Zen, Nichiren, Jodo Shinshu, and Theravada Buddhism and the changes they undergo to meet the expectations of a Western culture desperate for spiritual guidance. Race, feminism, homosexuality, psychology, environmentalism, and notions of authority are some of the issues confronting Buddhism for the first time in its three-thousand-year history and are powerfully addressed here. In recent years American Buddhism has been featured as a major story on ABC television news, National Public Radio, and in other national media. A strong new Buddhist journalism is emerging in the United States, and American Buddhism has made its way onto the Internet. The faces of Buddhism in America are diverse, active, and growing, and this book will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding this vital religious movement.
Author | : Ken Jones |
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Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Buddhism |
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Author | : Christine Mollier |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2008-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0824831691 |
Reveals dimensions of the interaction between Buddhism and Taoism in medieval China. This book demonstrates the competition and complementarity of the two great Chinese religions in their quest to address personal and collective fears of diverse ills, including sorcery, famine, and untimely death.
Author | : Ken Jones |
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Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 1987 |
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Publisher | : Global Oriental |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2008-02-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9004213279 |
One of Korea’s most eminent Buddhists and political activists in the independence movement during the long years of Japan’s colonization of Korea, Han Yongun was a prolific writer and outstanding poet, known especially for his poetry collection The Silence of the Lover. This book concentrates on translations of his principal non-literary works.
Author | : O-rgyan-ʼphrin-las-rdo-rje (Karma-pa XVII) |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2017-02-28 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1614294127 |
Plucked from a humble nomad family to become the leader of one of Tibet’s oldest Buddhist lineages, the young Seventeenth Karmapa draws on timeless values to create an urgent ethic for today’s global community. We have always been, and will always be, interconnected—through family, community, and shared humanity. As our planet changes and our world grows smaller, it is vital we not only recognize our connections to one another and to the earth but also begin actively working together as interdependent individuals to create a truly global society. The Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, is uniquely positioned to guide us in this process. Drawing on years of intensive Buddhist training and a passionate commitment to social issues, he teaches how we can move from a merely intellectual understanding to a fully lived experience of connection. By first seeing, then feeling, and finally living these connections, we can become more effective agents of social and ethical change. The Karmapa shows us how gaining emotional awareness of our connectedness can fundamentally reshape the human race. He then guides us to action, showing step by step how we can change the way we use the earth’s resources and can continue to better our society. In clear language, the Karmapa draws connections between such seemingly far-flung issues as consumer culture, loneliness, animal protection, and self-reliance. In the process, he helps us move beyond theory to practical and positive social and ethical change.
Author | : Malcolm David Eckel |
Publisher | : Watkins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Buddhism |
ISBN | : 9781907486142 |
Buddhism today is one of the fastest-growing faiths in North America. The reasons can be found here, in this comprehensive introduction to the history, practices, and beliefs of a religion that seeks the "Middle Way” between self-denying spirituality and the demands of everyday life.
Author | : Robert Wright |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 339 |
Release | : 2017-08-08 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1439195471 |
From one of America’s most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness. At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we suffer—and the reason we make other people suffer—is that we don’t see the world clearly. At the heart of Buddhist meditative practice is a radical promise: We can learn to see the world, including ourselves, more clearly and so gain a deep and morally valid happiness. In this “sublime” (The New Yorker), pathbreaking book, Robert Wright shows how taking this promise seriously can change your life—how it can loosen the grip of anxiety, regret, and hatred, and how it can deepen your appreciation of beauty and of other people. He also shows why this transformation works, drawing on the latest in neuroscience and psychology, and armed with an acute understanding of human evolution. This book is the culmination of a personal journey that began with Wright’s landmark book on evolutionary psychology, The Moral Animal, and deepened as he immersed himself in meditative practice and conversed with some of the world’s most skilled meditators. The result is a story that is “provocative, informative and...deeply rewarding” (The New York Times Book Review), and as entertaining as it is illuminating. Written with the wit, clarity, and grace for which Wright is famous, Why Buddhism Is True lays the foundation for a spiritual life in a secular age and shows how, in a time of technological distraction and social division, we can save ourselves from ourselves, both as individuals and as a species.