Program sponsored by Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, the Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, the Institute of Asian Research, and the Department of Asian Studies. Following the change in immigration law by Canada and the United States in the mid-twentieth century, Buddhism exploded on the North American continent. Buddhism is now found everywhere: from the cover of TIME magazine to the Simpson’s TV show; from Leonard Cohen practicing as a Zen priest to the Dalai Lama visiting the White House. Some estimates place the number of Buddhists on the continent as high as six million. This paper traces the development of the study of North American Buddhism as it developed as a legitimate sub-discipline in the larger discipline of Buddhist Studies, and highlights both the similarities and differences between Canadian and American forms of Buddhism. Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
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Prebish, C. S. (1979). American Buddhism. North Scituate, Mass: Duxbury Press.
Prebish, C. S. (1999). Luminous passage: The practice and study of Buddhism in America. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Prebish, C. S., Keown, D., & Taylor & Francis eBooks – CRKN. (2006). Buddhist studies from india to america: Essays in honor of Charles S. prebish. New York; London: Routledge. [Link]
Prebish, C. S. (1993). Religion and sport: The meeting of sacred and profane. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press.
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