Buddhism in Australia Traditions in Change

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Preface

This

volume

highlights

thefact

thatBuddhismin

Australiais

Very

mucha

pan

ofa

globalized

Buddhism

Processes of

globalization

are

occurringalongside Acknowledgements

processes

of

particularization

thatendeavourto

indigenize

BuddhismtoAustralian

cultureand

society.

Over

time.

these

developments

willleadtothe

development

ofa

multifacetedAustralian

Buddhism.The

Buddhist

joumey

of

preserving

and

changing

thetradition

thus

continues.

accommodating

Buddhist

practices.

ideas.

rolesandstructurestothe

needsofthenewcultural

environment,

Abooktakesa

long

timefromits

conception

to

publication.

Fromthefirsttimewe

discussedtheideaofabookon

Buddhism

in

Australiain 2007 toits

publication

in

2010.

manypeople

havebeeninvolvedinthe

project.

Firstandforemost.we

wouldliketothankthecontributors

themselves.

without

whom

this

volume

would

nothavebeen

possible.

Wewouldalsoliketothankthosewhose

chapters

wecould

notincludeinthisbookatthis

time.

butwhoare

part

ofthe

story

of

bringing.

adapting

and

understanding

the

developments

ot‘BuddhisminAustralia.We

would

alsoliketothankourfriendsand

family

fortheir

ongoingsupport.

Michelle

Barker

wouldliketothankMikeandher

family

fortheirloveand

support

and

Cristina

Rochais

grateful

toher

partner.GeorgeMorgan.

andher

family

forthelove

and

encouragement.

CristinawouldliketothanktheCentreforCulturalResearch

and

theSchoolofHumanitiesand

Languages

illthe

University

of

Western

Sydney

for

theirinstitutional

support.

Finally,

wethank the

following publishers

for

grantingpermission

forthe

reprinting

offour

chapters

in thisvolume:

Bubna-L D.and

Higgins

W.

(2007)

The

emergence

orsecular

insightpractice

in

Australia".Journal

of

(i/ohil/

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8: L577}.

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a

citygrowing

within:theestablishmentofBuddhistcentres

inWestern

Sydney‘t

Buddha inSlihurhmexln‘hlllon

K'lllll/t)gllt’.

Ursula Powerhouse

Arts

Centre

NSW.

Sprawl

PoslrSuht/rhml

smiley

ran/mince

prawn/Inga.

Cctttrcft)!

Cultural

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ofWeslern

Sydney.

Thich

ThongPhap

(2009)

‘ALifeof

High

Adventure:

Integrating

themonkandthe

pastor:

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of

[hp

Ti'r'limjt'CampusMmislry

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