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Tibetan and Zen Buddhism in Britain (Routledgecurzon Critical Studies in Buddhism)
Tibetan and Zen Buddhism in Britain - Routledgecurzon Critical Studies in Buddhism Author:David N Kay This book analyses the transplantation, development and adaptation of the two largest Tibetan and Zen Buddhist organizations currently active on the British religious landscape: the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) and the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives (OBC). The key contributions of recent scholarship are evaluated and organized thematically to p... more »rovide a framework for analysis, and the history and current landscape of contemporary Tibetan and Zen Buddhist practice in Britain are also mapped out. A number of patterns and processes identified elsewhere are exemplified, although certain assumptions made about the nature of 'British Buddhism' are subjected to critical scrutiny and challenged.« less