Format:
XXIV, 181 S.
,
Ill., graph. Darst.
Edition:
1. ed.
ISBN:
087049905X
Note:
Literaturverz. S. [155] - 176
,
Theravada BuddhismTheravada Buddhism in America -- A study in Americanization -- Chicago : Wat Dhammaram -- Los Angeles : Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara -- Temple life and focus -- Chronologies of the schisms -- Underlying tensions -- The monastic staffs -- Vinaya in america : dilemmas and adaptations -- Ecumenism -- The parallelism thesis -- Evidence of parallelism -- Implications of parallelism -- Temple rituals and religious activities -- Festivals -- The second generation -- Spiritual biographies -- Personalities, perspectives, practices -- Lay Ordination -- Familiar themes -- The (re)emergence of a new theme.
Language:
English
Keywords:
USA
;
Therawada
;
Verwestlichung
;
Wat Dhammaram
;
Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara
Author information:
Numrich, Paul David 1952-
