The Dharma Has Come West: A Survey of Recent Studies and Sources

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The Dharma Has Come West: A Survey of Recent Studies and Sources

By Martin Baumann - University of Hannover

Buddhism's dramatic growth in Western countries, observable for about the past three decades, has been accompanied by an increased number of Buddhist books and scholarly studies. Whereas the former publications focus mainly on personal experiences and religious expositions given by Buddhist practitioners, the latter historically describe and sociologically analyze developments of the transplantation and adaptation of Buddhist traditions in Western countries.

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