Buddhism In Canada

Author : Bruce Matthews
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134352069
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buddhism in Canada written by Bruce Matthews and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-04-18 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buddhism has become a major religion in Canada over the last half-century. The 'ethnic Buddhism' associated with immigrant Asian people is the most important aspect, but there is also a growing constituency of Euro-Canadian Buddhists seriously interested in the faith. This insightful study analyzes the phenomenon of Buddhism in Canada from a regional perspective. The work provides an important examination of the place of Buddhism in a developed western country associated with a traditional Judeo-Christian culture, but undergoing profound sociological transformation due to large-scale immigration and religio-cultural pluralism. It is a valuable text for students of religion, Buddhism and North American Studies.

Author : Victor Sōgen Hori
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773536663
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wild Geese written by Victor Sōgen Hori and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2010 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buddhism has been practiced in Canada for more than a century and in recent years has grown dramatically. Immigrant communities construct temples in Canada's urban centres, The Dalai Lama is one of the world's most recognisable figures, and Buddhist ideas and practices such as meditation, vegetarianism and non-violence are increasingly a part of mainstream culture. More native-born Canadians are turning to Buddhism now than ever before The most comprehensive study of Buddhism in Canada to date,Wild Geeseoffers a history of the religion's evolution in Canada, surveys the diverse communities and beliefs of Canadian Buddhists and presents biographies of Buddhist leaders. The essays cover a broad range of topics, including Chinese, Tibetan, Lao, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese Buddhisms, critical reflections on Buddhism in the West, census data on the growth of the religion and analysis of the global context For The growth of Buddhism in Canada. Presenting a sweeping portrait of a crucial part of the multicultural mosaic,Wild Geeseis essential reading for anyone interested in religious life in Canada.

Author : John S. Harding
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773590498
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flowers on the Rock written by John S. Harding and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Sasaki Sokei-an founded his First Zen Institute of North America in 1930 he suggested that bringing Zen Buddhism to America was like "holding a lotus against a rock and waiting for it to set down roots." Today, Buddhism is part of the cultural and religious mainstream. Flowers on the Rock examines the dramatic growth of Buddhism in Canada and questions some of the underlying assumptions about how this tradition has changed in the West. Using historical, ethnographic, and biographical approaches, contributors illuminate local expressions of Buddhism found throughout Canada and relate the growth of Buddhism in Canada to global networks. A global perspective allows the volume to overcome the stereotype that Asia and the West are in opposition to each other and recognizes the continuities between Buddhist movements in Asia and the West that are shaped by the same influences of modernity and globalization. Flowers on the Rock studies the fascinating and ingenious changes, inflections, and adaptations that Buddhists make when they set down roots in a local culture. It is essential reading for anyone interested in Buddhism, religious life in Canada, and the broader issues of multiculturalism and immigration. Contributors include Michihiro Ama (University of Alaska), D. Mitra Barua (University of Saskatchewan), Paul Crowe (Simon Fraser University), Melissa Anne-Marie Curley (University of Iowa), Mavis Fenn (University of Waterloo), Kory Goldberg (Champlain College), Sarah F. Haynes (Western Illinois University), Jackie Larm (University of Edinburgh), Paul McIvor (independent), James Placzek (University of British Columbia), and Angela Sumegi (Carleton University).

Author : Mauro Peressini
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
ISBN 13 : 0776623338
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Choosing Buddhism written by Mauro Peressini and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 2016-04-07 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the experience of Canadians who chose to convert to Buddhism and to embrace its teachings and practices in their daily lives. It presents the life stories of eight Canadians who first encountered Buddhism between the late 1960s and the 1980s, and are now ordained or lay Buddhist teachers. In recent census records, over 300,000 Canadians identified their religious affiliation as Buddhist. The great majority are of Asian origin and were born into Buddhist families or were Buddhist at the time of their arrival in Canada. Since the late 1960s, however, the number of Canadians converting to Buddhism has doubled every decade, and this demographic now includes more than 20,000 individuals. The eight Canadians whose life stories are featured in this book are among the very first to have chosen Buddhism. Their first-hand accounts shed light on why and how people convert to a religion from such distant shores. This book also offers contextual material (photos and texts) that complements the eight life stories. This material is meant to help readers enrich their understanding of the life stories by offering them the information they need to better grasp the meaning of the Buddhist notions mentioned, and the broader historical and spiritual contexts of the biographical accounts. While this book will be of interest to specialists because of the first-hand accounts, it is primarily aimed at a wider audience interested in Buddhism, religions or spirituality in general. It will also be of use to teachers whose courses touch upon any of these subjects. By combining life stories and contextual material, and placing an emphasis on the concrete experiences of Canadians with whom readers can identify, this book is an introduction to Buddhism and to what it means to lead a Buddhist life in contemporary Canada.

Author : Lorie,
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462904408
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buddhist Directory written by Lorie, and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an up-to-date guide to Buddhist centers, facilities, teachers, retreats and courses throughout the United States and Canada. Buddhist Directory includes thousands of listings from Zendos to vegetarian restaurants that you will want to explore along the Buddhist path to nirvana. This directory also features a section that defines each sect of Buddhism, as well as a glossary of Buddhist terms unique to each tradition, making it an invaluable guide for those following the Buddhist Way.

Author : Eastern Canada Young Buddhists' League
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Buddhist Services and Their Significance written by Eastern Canada Young Buddhists' League and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Beyer
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773588752
Total Pages : 961 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Growing Up Canadian written by Peter Beyer and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 961 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A significant number of Canadian-raised children from post-1970s immigrant families have reached adulthood over the past decade. As a result, the demographics of religious affiliation are changing across Canada. Growing Up Canadian is the first comparative study of religion among young adults of Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist immigrant families. Contributors consider how relating to religion varies significantly depending on which faith is in question, how men and women have different views on the role of religion in their lives, and how the possibilities of being religiously different are greater in larger urban centres than in surrounding rural communities. Interviews with over two hundred individuals, aged 18 to 26, reveal that few are drawn to militant, politicized religious extremes, how almost all second generation young adults take personal responsibility for their religion, and want to understand the reasons for their beliefs and practices. The first major study of religion among this generation in Canada, Growing Up Canadian is an important contribution to understanding religious diversity and multiculturalism in the twenty-first century. Contributors include Peter Beyer, Kathryn Carrière, Wendy Martin, and Lori Beaman (University of Ottawa), Rubina Ramji (Cape Breton University), Nancy Nason-Clark and Cathy Holtmann (University of New Brunswick), Shandip Saha (Athabasca University), John H. Simpson (University of Toronto), and Marie-Paule Martel-Reny (Concordia University)

Author : Terry Watada
Publisher : Hpf Press and Toronto Buddhist Church
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bukkyo Tozen written by Terry Watada and published by Hpf Press and Toronto Buddhist Church. This book was released on 1996 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : D. Mitra Barua
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773557601
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seeding Buddhism with Multiculturalism written by D. Mitra Barua and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2019-05-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immigrants often face considerable challenges when it comes to preserving their cultural and religious teachings. D. Mitra Barua argues that the Sri Lankan Buddhist community in Toronto has maintained its coherence and integrity not despite but because of the need for cultural adaptations. Drawing on survey data, over fifty in-depth interviews with temple monks, educators, parents, and children, and fieldwork conducted in Toronto and Colombo, Sri Lanka, Seeding Buddhism with Multiculturalism examines how a religious tradition is transmitted from one generation to the next in a new cultural setting, and what happens during that process of transmission. Barua demonstrates that Buddhists have passed on Buddhist beliefs, attitudes, and practices to their Canadian-born youth, who in turn have constructed their own distinct Buddhist identity, influenced by the individualistic, egalitarian, and secular cultural ambience in Toronto. Through creative fieldwork and translocal analysis – taking into account migrants' geographical, cultural, and familial ties to multiple locales – this book further explains that pre-migration experiences often shape and determine the success or failure of intergenerational transmission. An ethnographic religious study with an uncommon depth of perspective, Seeding Buddhism with Multiculturalism shows that first- and second-generation Sri Lankan Buddhists in Toronto are successfully practising Theravāda Buddhism within a Canadian context.

Author : Janet McLellan
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802082251
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Many Petals of the Lotus written by Janet McLellan and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a rigorous, richly detailed, comparative examination of several groups within Toronto's Asian Buddhist communities: Japanese-Canadian, Tibetian, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Chinese.