The star spangled Buddhist : Zen, Tibetan, and Soka Gakkai Buddhism and the quest for enlightenment in America /
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New York :
Skyhorse Publishing,
[2013]
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Table of Contents:
- Nirvana unplugged : Buddhism in America today
- 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
- 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
- myoho
- renge
- kyo
- 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.