Heartwood
The First Generation of Theravada Buddhism in America
278 pages, 19 halftones, 3 figures, 3 tables 6 x 9
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2004
Series: Morality and Society Series
Cloth $59.00
ISBN: 9780226088990
Published October 2004
Paper $28.00
ISBN: 9780226089003
Published October 2004
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Note on Terminology
Acknowledgments
1. Arrivals and a Map of the Journey
2. The History of Theravada Buddhism in America
3. New Organizations: Wat Mongkoltepmunee (Wat Phila) and the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center (CIMC)
4. Lived Buddhism: The Construction of Teaching and Practice at Wat Phila and CIMC
5. Refuge in the Sangha: The Shape of Buddhist Communities
6. Ascribed and Achieved Buddhist Identities
7. Observations through a Gendered Lens
8. Taking Stock, Looking Forward
Appendix A. Research Methods
Appendix B. Refuges and Precepts
Reference List
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