With the spread of Buddhism to the West in the twentieth century, devotional practices still played an important role among Asian ethnic communities, though much less so in Western "convert" communities.
Dengan persebaran agama Buddha di dunia Barat pada abad kedua puluh, praktek-praktek devosional masih memainkan peran penting di kalangan komunitas etnis Asia, meskipun kurang terjadi pada komunitas Barat yang "berpindah agama".