| #424673 in Books | 2008-11-14 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 6.20 x1.10 x9.30l,1.30 | File Name: 0195183274 | 320 pages
||7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.| I wish I had read this book prior to taking jukai vows in Soto Zen|By noodlebowl|If you reach a point where you consider becoming member of a dharma center, and especially if you recognize you are interested in taking vows, I strongly recommend this book, even if it is hard going at first.
Taking vows is a deep commitment, if not for this life time, perhaps for|||"With David McMahan's The Making of Buddhist Modernism, the study of modern Buddhism has reached a new level of maturity. This sweeping and sophisticated analysis of the ways in which westerners and Asians alike have constructed new forms of Buddhis
A great deal of Buddhist literature and scholarly writing about Buddhism of the past 150 years reflects, and indeed constructs, a historically unique modern Buddhism, even while purporting to represent ancient tradition, timeless teaching, or the "essentials" of Buddhism. This literature, Asian as well as Western, weaves together the strands of different traditions to create a novel hybrid that brings Buddhism into alignment with many of the ideologies and sensibilities...
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You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.The Making of Buddhist Modernism | David L. McMahan. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.
