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Western Buddhism
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By paying lip service to female empowerment but not materially supporting Western female monastics, we leave them—and the future of Tibetan Buddhism in the West—in doubt.
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What’s So Wrong with Mindfulness?
“I was stressed out, burned out, and divorced. And then I started doing yoga.” This is how many people I have spoken to in the course of my research describe their path to mindfulness. Like yoga,…
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Success for Buddhism in the West?
Considering western Buddhism: a "pick-and-choose religion decked out with exoticism"
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Angry White Buddhists Protest the Dalai Lama
Casting themselves as the “true” dharma heirs of Tibetan Buddhism, members of the NKT reprise an old Orientalist trope.
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Buddhism with a Western Face
Will Western adaptation of the dharma challenge contemporary culture or accommodate it?
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Why Buddhism Needs the West
Buddhism has been a boon to the West. Can the West return the favor?
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IdeasMagazine | Special Section
The Lotus of the Wonderful Law
It is perhaps the most significant text in East Asian Buddhism, but the Lotus Sutra's seminal role in shaping Western Buddhist practice is scarcely acknowledged. What is the hidden influence of this enigmatic text?
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Julius Goldwater: The Good Shepherd
In 1928, Julius Goldwater took Buddhist vows. During World War II, he was priest to thousands of interned Japanese. Today, Goldwater—perhaps the oldest living Western convert to Buddhism—continues to expound and explore his American dharma. Julius…
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IdeasMagazine | Special Section
Sweet and Sour Buddhism
Dharma, Diversity, and Race
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