Buddhism in Australia Traditions in Change

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Contributors DrMichelle Barkeristheauthorof Development: inAustralianBuddhism: Facets of theDiamond (2003) and aformereditor ...

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—* xvi Preface This volume highlights thefact thatBuddhismin Australiais Very mucha pan ofa globalized Buddhism Processes of glo ...

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2 MichelleBarkerandCristina Rocha particular focusonthoseelementsthat differentiatethis experience fromthoseof other Westerncoun ...

4 MichelleBarker andCristinaRocha approach tothe globalhistory ofBuddhism.ratherthana separate national analysis‘ (Cox andGriffi ...

6 Michelle Bar/refandCristinaRocha therehave always beentwodiiferentstoriesofwhatitistobeAustralian:onethat Australiaisa whitena ...

8 MichelleBarker andCristinaRocha been historically limited (Bucknell 1992). two chapters inthisbook (Bubna-Litio and Higgins. a ...

to MichelleBarker andCristinaRocha Western Buddhisms, AustralianBuddhisms Many scholars haveusedthe concept of‘Buddhism in theWe ...

12 MichelleBarker andCristina Rocha meditation practice. Lama Choedak Rinpoche notesthe challenges in practice and perceptions t ...

14 MichelleBarker andCris/hmRocha According tothe myth the ‘typical Australian‘isa practical man, rough and ready inhismanners a ...

16 MichelleBarkerand CristinaRocha 3 Adam'searlier investigation orwhether religionprovides asourceofalienationor ameansto integ ...

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Part I Academics l Localizing Buddhism inAustralia ...

1 The emergence ofsecular insight practice in Australia DavidBubna—Litic and Winton Higgins In Australia overthelastthree decade ...

24 David Bubna-Lr‘licandWintrm Higginr totalizingassumptions of postmoderntheory. In what follows,then. we present Australian de ...

26 David Bubrm-Li/icand Wiman Higgins vestiges such as lineage-based dharrna transmission. quasi»ordination procedures, ritualan ...