American Buddhism as a way of life / edited by Gary Storhoff and John Whalen-Bridge.

Other author Storhoff, Gary, 1947-
Other author Whalen-Bridge, John, 1961-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press,
Descriptionxii, 217 p. ; 24 cm.
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SeriesSUNY series in Buddhism and American culture
SUNY series in Buddhism and American culture. ^A1121029
Contents Foreword / Thomas A. Tweed -- Introduction : American Buddhism as a way of life / Gary Storhoff and John Whalen-Bridge -- The authenticity of Alan Watts / David L. Smith -- D.T. Suzuki, "Suzuki Zen," and the American reception of Zen Buddhism / Carl T. Jackson -- My lunch with Mihoko / Ellen Pearlman -- What can Buddhist no-self contribute to North American bioethics? / Michael C. Brannigan -- A contemporary North American Buddhist discussion of abortion / Rita M. Gross -- Touched by suffering : American pragmatism and engaged Buddhism / Judy D. Whipps -- Identity theft : stimulating Nirvana in postmodern America / John Kitterman -- Family life and spiritual kinship in American Buddhist communities / Charles S. Prebish -- Buddha loves me this I know : Nisei Buddhists in Christian America, 1889-1942 / Lori Pierce -- Analogue consciousness isn't just for faeries : healing the disjunction between theory and practice / Roger Corless -- "A dharma of place" : evolving aesthetics and cultivating community in an American Zen garden / Jeff Wilson.
Abstract Explores a range of Buddhist perspectives in a distinctly American context.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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