Pure Land or Pure Mind?: Locus of Awakening and American Popular Religious Culture

This essay has two sections, each with its own distinct goal, forming an interrelated whole. The first introduces “locus of awakening,” and applies it to the relative success in America of Zen and Tibetan Buddhisms, compared to Pure Land Buddhism. The explanatory power of the concept is demonstrated...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richard K. Payne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Lucerne 2015-03-01
Series:Journal of Global Buddhism
Subjects:
Zen
Online Access:http://www.globalbuddhism.org/jgb/index.php/jgb/article/view/144