The Dharma Bums: a history of Buddhism in America with MC Owens
Channel: SF Dharma Collective
Date: 2020-09-27

The phrase “dharma bum” comes from the title of Jack Kerouac’s 1958 autobiographical novel about the spiritual changes happening in American culture after World War II. Using Kerouac’s unique understanding of Buddhism as a starting point, Michael Owens presents a history of the Western world’s discovery and fascination with Eastern ideas and the impact early spokespersons such as Henry David Thoreau, Madame Blavatsky, and D.T. Suzuki had on the development of Buddhism in America.

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