TY - BOOK AU - Bluck,Robert TI - British Buddhism: teachings, practice and development T2 - Routledge critical studies in Buddhism SN - 0415395151 (hbk. : alk. paper) AV - BQ709.G72 B58 2006 U1 - 294.309421 22 PY - 2006/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Buddhism KW - Great Britain KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-209) and index; Introduction -- An overview of Buddhism in Britain -- The Forest Sangha -- The Samatha Trust -- Serene Reflection Meditation (SRM) -- Soka Gakkai International UK (SGI-UK) -- The Karma Kagyu tradition -- The New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) -- Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO) -- Buddhism in Britain and British Buddhism N2 - This book provides a survey of the seven largest Buddhist traditions in the UK, including the Forest Sangha (Theravada) and the Samatha Trust (Theravada), the Serene Reflection Meditation tradition (Soto Zen) and Soka Gakkai (both originally Japanese), the Tibetan Karma Kagyu and New Kadampa traditions and Friends of the Western Buddhist Order. Based on extensive fieldwork, the author determines how and to what extent British Buddhists groups are changing from their Asian roots, and whether any forms of "British Buddhism" are beginning to emerge UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip063/2005033384.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0654/2005033384-d.html ER -