Wild Geese: Buddhism in Canada 9780773591080
The most comprehensive study of Buddhism in Canada to date.
141 15 16MB
English Pages 464 [477] Year 2010
Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Illustrations
Tables
Conventions
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART ONE: OPENINGS
How Do We Study Buddhism in Canada?
Asian Reformers, Global Organizations: An Exploration of the Possibility of a “Canadian Buddhism”
PART TWO: HISTORIES AND OVERVIEWS
Looking East: Japanese Canadians and Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, 1905–1970
Buddhism after the Seventies
Buddhism in Canada: A Statistical Overview from Canadian Censuses, 1981–2001
PART THREE: FROM GLOBAL TO LOCAL
Jodo Shinshu in Southern Alberta: From Rural Raymond to Amalgamation
That Luang: The Journey and Relocation of Lao Buddhism to Canada
Transforming Ordinary Life: Turning to Zen Buddhism in Toronto
The Woodenfish Program: Fo Guang Shan, Canadian Youth, and a New Generation of Buddhist Missionaries
Shambhala International: The Golden Sun of the Great East
PART FOUR: FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL
Globalization and Modern Transformation of Chinese Buddhism in Three Chinese Temples in Eastern Canada
The Tzu Chi Merit Society from Taiwan to Canada
A Relationship of Reciprocity: Globalization, Skilful Means, and Tibetan Buddhism in Canada
PART FIVE: LIVES
Albert Low: A Quest for a Truthful Life
Suwanda H.J. Sugunasiri: Buddhist
Conclusion
Bibliography
Contributors
Index
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