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Prebish, C.S. (1999) Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America University of California Press. Ratanamani, M. (1960) History of Shin Buddhism in the United States. University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations 119. Seager, R.H. (2012) Buddhism in America, revised and expanded edition Columbia University Press, New York.
Bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America (2020–) Rev. Marvin Harada reciting a text at the White House Vesak celebration in May 2021 Marvin Harada (born 12 September 1953) is a Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist minister within the Buddhist Churches of America , and serves as its bishop since 1 April 2020.
During World War II, Japanese Buddhist communities faced suspicion and discrimination as many Buddhist leaders were targeted by the government, as all mainland Japanese-Americans were incarcerated for the duration of the war. Despite the persecution, Japanese Buddhists kept their faith and continued their practice, initially in secret, in the ...
Zen Mountain Monastery (or, Doshinji, meaning Temple of the Way of Reality) is a Zen Buddhist monastery and training center on a 220-acre (0.89 km 2) [4] forested property in the Catskill Mountains in Mount Tremper, New York. It was founded in 1980 by John Daido Loori originally as the Zen Arts Center.
In 2008, he was a visiting professor of Buddhism [1] at Harvard Divinity School where his studies focused on the Buddhist monk Shinran. [2] Seth Evans is a scholar and educator who specializes in the Abhidhamma Pitaka (abhidhammapiṭaka) and the Visuddhimagga. He is known for his work in the phenomenological aspects of Buddhist psychology.
French Roman Catholic bishop [74] Albert Malbois: 1915–2017: 101: French Roman Catholic bishop [75] Bernard Joseph McLaughlin: 1912–2015: 102: American Roman Catholic bishop [76] Weweldeniye Medhalankara Thero: 1909–2012: 102: Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and Mahanayaka of Sri Lanka Ramanna Nikaya [77] Antonio Rosario Mennonna: 1906–2009: ...
Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde has broken her silence after pleading with Donald Trump to show Christian mercy to immigrants and members of the LGBT+ community. Bishop Budde said she wanted ...
Michael Roach (born December 17, 1952) is an American businessman, spiritual leader, and former Buddhist monk by the name Geshe Lobsang Chunzin, and scholar who has started a number of businesses and organizations, written books inspired by Buddhism, and translated Tibetan Buddhist teachings. He has at times been the center of controversy for ...