Name/Title
How the swans came to the lake : a narrative history of Buddhism in America / Rick FieldsEntry/Object ID
BQ732 .F52 1981Tags
Core? Fairly old, may be superceded by improved treatments - RWDescription
How the Swans Came to the Lake opens with the story of Asian Buddhism, including the life of the Buddha and the spread of his teachings from India to Southeast Asia, China, Korea, Japan, Tibet, and elsewhere. Coming to the modern era, the book tracks how Western colonialism in Asia served as the catalyst for the first large-scale interactions between Buddhists and Westerners. Author Rick Fields discusses the development of Buddhism in the West through key moments such as Transcendentalist fascination with Eastern religions; immigration of Chinese and Japanese people to the United States; the writings of D. T. Suzuki, Alan Watts, and members of the Beat movement; the publication of Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki; the arrival of Tibetan lamas in America and Europe; and the influence of Western feminist and social justice movements on Buddhist practice. -- publisher's description.Collection
Jotidhammo CollectionDimensions
Dimension Description
xvii, 433 pages.Book Details
Author
Rick FieldsPublisher
ShambhalaPlace Published
City
BoulderState/Province
ColoradoCountry
USADate Published
1981Publication Subjects
Buddhism -- United States -- HistoryCall No.
BQ732 .F52 1981