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  -