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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Ourvan, Jeff.     Subjects     Buddhism -- United States.     Buddhism and culture -- United States.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Ourvan, Jeff.       by title:      The star spangled Bu...         MARC Display

The star spangled Buddhist : Zen, Tibetan, and Soka Gakkai Buddhism and the quest for enlightenment in America / Jeff Ourvan. by Ourvan, Jeff. New York : Skyhorse Publishing, c2013. Subjects Buddhism -- United States.   Buddhism and culture -- United States. ISBN:  9781620876398 (hardcover : alk. paper) : 1620876396 (hardcover : alk. paper) Description:  xxvii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents:  Introduction: Nirvana unplugged : Buddhism in America today -- Part one. 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 -- Part two. The second jewel : the Dharma. Flower power : the special transmission of Zen -- Tantric sects : merit, meditation, and mentoring in Tibetan Buddhism -- Repeat after me : nam...myoho...renge...kyo -- Part three. 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 -- Conclusion: In the next present moment : the future of Buddhism in America. Requests:  0 Summary:  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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 294.39209 Ou Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Nonfiction 294.39209 Ou Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 294.39209 Ou Checked In Add Copy to MyList Wahiawa Public Library Adult Nonfiction 294.39209 Ou Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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