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Flowers on the RockGlobal and Local Buddhisms in Canada |
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Analyzing the dramatic growth of Buddhism in Canada in global and historical contexts.
When Sasaki Sokei-an founded his First Zen Institute of North America in 1930 he suggested that bringing Zen Buddhism to America was like "holding a lotus against a rock and waiting for it to set down roots." Today, Buddhism is part of the cultural and religious mainstream.
Flowers on the Rock examines the dramatic growth of Buddhism in Canada and questions some of the underlying assumptions about how this tradition has changed in the West. Using historical, ethnographic, and biographical approaches, contributors illuminate local expressions of Buddhism found throughout Canada and relate the growth of Buddhism in Canada to global networks. A global perspective allows the volume to overcome the stereotype that Asia and the West are in opposition to each other and recognizes the continuities between Buddhist movements in Asia and the West that are shaped by the same influences of modernity and globalization.
Flowers on the Rock studies the fascinating and ingenious changes, inflections, and adaptations that Buddhists make when they set down roots in a local culture. It is essential reading for anyone interested in Buddhism, religious life in Canada, and the broader issues of multiculturalism and immigration.
Contributors include Michihiro Ama (University of Alaska), D. Mitra Barua (University of Saskatchewan), Paul Crowe (Simon Fraser University), Melissa Anne-Marie Curley (University of Iowa), Mavis Fenn (University of Waterloo), Kory Goldberg (Champlain College), Sarah F. Haynes (Western Illinois University), Jackie Larm (University of Edinburgh), Paul McIvor (independent), James Placzek (University of British Columbia), and Angela Sumegi (Carleton University).
Flowers on the Rock examines the dramatic growth of Buddhism in Canada and questions some of the underlying assumptions about how this tradition has changed in the West. Using historical, ethnographic, and biographical approaches, contributors illuminate local expressions of Buddhism found throughout Canada and relate the growth of Buddhism in Canada to global networks. A global perspective allows the volume to overcome the stereotype that Asia and the West are in opposition to each other and recognizes the continuities between Buddhist movements in Asia and the West that are shaped by the same influences of modernity and globalization.
Flowers on the Rock studies the fascinating and ingenious changes, inflections, and adaptations that Buddhists make when they set down roots in a local culture. It is essential reading for anyone interested in Buddhism, religious life in Canada, and the broader issues of multiculturalism and immigration.
Contributors include Michihiro Ama (University of Alaska), D. Mitra Barua (University of Saskatchewan), Paul Crowe (Simon Fraser University), Melissa Anne-Marie Curley (University of Iowa), Mavis Fenn (University of Waterloo), Kory Goldberg (Champlain College), Sarah F. Haynes (Western Illinois University), Jackie Larm (University of Edinburgh), Paul McIvor (independent), James Placzek (University of British Columbia), and Angela Sumegi (Carleton University).
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472 Pages
13 b&w photos
ISBN 9780773543386
August 2014
Formats: Cloth, Paperback, eBook
“Flowers on the Rock discusses innovative expressions of Buddhism in Canada and will appeal to a wide audience. Scholars and students of Buddhist studies will benefit greatly from the authors’ position that Buddhism is a living culture, constantly changing.”Mathieu Boisvert, Département de sciences des religions, Université du Québec à Montréal
“Building on the project initiated by the editors in Wild Geese: Buddhism in Canada, Flowers on the Rock develops themes presented in that work, expands the breadth of inquiry regionally, and introduces significant new material on the history and development of Buddhism in Canada. Wild Geese was groundbreaking in the field of Canadian Buddhist Studies - Flowers on the Rock is of the same caliber.”James Mullens, Department of Religion and Culture, University of Saskatchewan
“This volume is more than simply an anthology of essays about the history of Buddhism’s transmission to Canada. The collection’s essays also question some of the assumptions about how Buddhism was changed by its transmission to Western cultures. Of particular value is how the contributors relate Buddhism’s growth in Canada to the global evolution of Buddhism in South Asia and East Asia.”Choice
"This is an excellent, wide ranging, and useful book." Studies in Religion / Science Religieuse
“Building on the project initiated by the editors in Wild Geese: Buddhism in Canada, Flowers on the Rock develops themes presented in that work, expands the breadth of inquiry regionally, and introduces significant new material on the history and development of Buddhism in Canada. Wild Geese was groundbreaking in the field of Canadian Buddhist Studies - Flowers on the Rock is of the same caliber.”James Mullens, Department of Religion and Culture, University of Saskatchewan
“This volume is more than simply an anthology of essays about the history of Buddhism’s transmission to Canada. The collection’s essays also question some of the assumptions about how Buddhism was changed by its transmission to Western cultures. Of particular value is how the contributors relate Buddhism’s growth in Canada to the global evolution of Buddhism in South Asia and East Asia.”Choice
"This is an excellent, wide ranging, and useful book." Studies in Religion / Science Religieuse
John S. Harding is associate professor of East Asian religions at the University of Lethbridge.
Victor Sogen Hori, a former Buddhist monk, is associate professor of Japanese religion at McGill University.
Alexander Soucy is associate professor of religious studies at Saint Mary's University.
Victor Sogen Hori, a former Buddhist monk, is associate professor of Japanese religion at McGill University.
Alexander Soucy is associate professor of religious studies at Saint Mary's University.
Conventions vii
Acknowledgments xi
Illustrations xiii
Introduction 3
John S. Harding, Victor So gen Hori, and Alexander Soucy
1 Buddhist Globalism and the Search for Canadian Buddhism 25
Alexander Soucy
Part One: Taking Root
2 Flying Sparks: Dissension among the Early Shin Buddhists in Canada 55
Michihiro Ama
3 For the Benefit of Many: S.N. Goenka’s Vipassana Meditation Movement in Canada 79
Kory Goldberg
4 Sitavana: The Theravada Forest Tradition in British Columbia 101
James Placzek
5 Making a Traditional Buddhist Monastery on Richmond’s Highway to Heaven 129
Jackie Larm
6 Dharma on the Move: Vancouver Buddhist Communities and Multiculturalism 150
Paul Crowe
7 Buddhist Monasticism in Canada: Sex and Celibacy 173
Victor Sogen Hori
Part Two: Communicating the Buddhadharma
8 Teaching Buddhism to Children: The Evolving Sri Lankan Buddhist Tradition in Multicultural Toronto 201
D. Mitra Barua
9 Reflections on a Canadian Buddhist Death Ritual 225
Angela Sumegi
10 Buddhist Prison Outreach in Canada: Legitimating a Minority Faith 245
Paul McIvor
11 Correspondence School: Canada, Fluxus, and Zen 267
Melissa Anne-Marie Curley
12 Shaping Images of Tibet: Negotiating the Diaspora through Ritual, Art, and Film 287
Sarah F. Haynes
Part Three: Buddhist Lives
13 Dhammadinna and Jayanta: Daughters of the Buddha in Canada 313
Mavis L. Fenn
14 Th?y Ph? T?nh: A Vietnamese Nun’s Struggles in Canada 333
Alexander Soucy
15 Leslie Kawamura: Nothing to Add, Nothing to Take Away 355
John S. Harding
Bibliography 385
Contributors 421
Index 427
Acknowledgments xi
Illustrations xiii
Introduction 3
John S. Harding, Victor So gen Hori, and Alexander Soucy
1 Buddhist Globalism and the Search for Canadian Buddhism 25
Alexander Soucy
Part One: Taking Root
2 Flying Sparks: Dissension among the Early Shin Buddhists in Canada 55
Michihiro Ama
3 For the Benefit of Many: S.N. Goenka’s Vipassana Meditation Movement in Canada 79
Kory Goldberg
4 Sitavana: The Theravada Forest Tradition in British Columbia 101
James Placzek
5 Making a Traditional Buddhist Monastery on Richmond’s Highway to Heaven 129
Jackie Larm
6 Dharma on the Move: Vancouver Buddhist Communities and Multiculturalism 150
Paul Crowe
7 Buddhist Monasticism in Canada: Sex and Celibacy 173
Victor Sogen Hori
Part Two: Communicating the Buddhadharma
8 Teaching Buddhism to Children: The Evolving Sri Lankan Buddhist Tradition in Multicultural Toronto 201
D. Mitra Barua
9 Reflections on a Canadian Buddhist Death Ritual 225
Angela Sumegi
10 Buddhist Prison Outreach in Canada: Legitimating a Minority Faith 245
Paul McIvor
11 Correspondence School: Canada, Fluxus, and Zen 267
Melissa Anne-Marie Curley
12 Shaping Images of Tibet: Negotiating the Diaspora through Ritual, Art, and Film 287
Sarah F. Haynes
Part Three: Buddhist Lives
13 Dhammadinna and Jayanta: Daughters of the Buddha in Canada 313
Mavis L. Fenn
14 Th?y Ph? T?nh: A Vietnamese Nun’s Struggles in Canada 333
Alexander Soucy
15 Leslie Kawamura: Nothing to Add, Nothing to Take Away 355
John S. Harding
Bibliography 385
Contributors 421
Index 427
