Many petals of the lotus: five Asian Buddhist communities in Toronto
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Main Author: McLellan, Janet (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ont. University of Toronto Press ©1999
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Overview of Buddhist groups in Toronto -- Japanese Canadians and Toronto Buddhist Church -- Tibetan Buddhists in Toronto -- Vietnamese Buddhists in Toronto -- Cambodian Buddhists in Toronto -- Chinese Buddhists in Toronto -- Conclusion
"Toronto sustains a remarkable variety of distinct Buddhist communities. Over sixty Buddhist temples and associations represent a diversity of ethnic, national, and linguistic identities. Here, for the first time, is a rigorous, richly detailed, comparative examination of several groups within five Asian Buddhist communities: Japanese-Canadian, Tibetan, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Chinese." "With an intimate knowledge of her subject matter, McLellan documents each group's establishment in Canada, and the specific shape of that group's practice today. She examines how innovative forms of worship and ritual services developed from the groups' confrontation with Canadian social attitudes, constraints, and policies, and how transplantation acts as a catalyst for alterations in gender roles for both Sangha (ordained clergy) and laity."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 264 pages)
ISBN:144267699X
9780802044211
9780802082251
9781442676992

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