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Engaged Buddhism in the West
Author(s): Christopher S. Queen (Author, Editor)
- Publisher: Wisdom Publications,U.S.
- Publication Date: 1 April 1995
- Language: English
- Print length: 560 pages
- ISBN-10: 0861711599
- ISBN-13: 9780861711598
Book Description
Eighteen new studies explore the activism of renowned leaders and organizations, such as Thich Nhat Hanh, Bernard Glassman, Joanna Macy, the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, and the Free Tibet Movement, and the emergence of a new Buddhism in North America, Europe, South Africa, and Australia.
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