The star spangled Buddhist
Subtitle: Zen, Tibetan, and Soka Gakkai Buddhism and the quest for enlightenment in America
By: Jeff Ourvan
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781620876398
Subjects: Buddhism; Buddhism and culture
Description: Explore the full landscape of American Buddhism. Ourvan, a practicing lay Buddhist, reveals the history, practice, and specific community of believers of the three most popular Buddhist groups in America today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-167) and index.
Table of contents: title: Nirvana unplugged : Buddhism in America today; title: The first jewel : the Buddha. Under the Bodhi Tree : the drama of Shakyamuni Buddha ; Zen and the art of American-style maintenance ; Tibetan Buddhism : a crazy little thing called wisdom ; The lotus position : Nichiren, Daisaku Ikeda, and the Soka Gakkai; title: The second jewel : the Dharma. Flower power : the special transmission of Zen ; Tantric sects : merit, meditation, and mentoring in Tibetan Buddhism ; Repeat after me : name; title: myoho; title: renge; title: kyo; title: The third jewel : the Sangha. Relatively speaking : logic, ethics, and Zen ; Tibetan checks and balances : lean in the direction of the Dharma ; Like fish in water : the Soka Gakkai and the mentor-disciple spirit ; In the next present moment : the future of Buddhism in America.