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The BCA counts over 60 affiliated churches and some 12,000 members within its ranks today. [3] [4] During World War II, Japanese Buddhist communities faced suspicion and discrimination as many Buddhist leaders were targeted by the government, as all mainland Japanese-Americans were incarcerated for the duration of the war. Despite the ...
Drew Carey, American actor, comedian, game show host and photographer. [14] Duncan Trusell (1974– ), American actor and stand-up comic, known for his podcast The Duncan Trussell Family Hour. [15] (Tibetan Buddhism) Elliot Page, American-Canadian actor and activists. (Tibetan Buddhism) [16] [17]
There are several Buddhist universities in the United States. Some of these have existed for decades and are accredited. Others are relatively new and are either in the process of being accredited or else have no formal accreditation. The list includes: Dhammakaya Open University – located in Azusa, California, part of the Thai Wat Phra ...
Amid anti-Asian racism during the pandemic, Asian American Buddhists are challenging white-dominant narratives of Buddhism and re-centering Asian American identity in what it means to be Buddhist ...
In 2015 a Pew Foundation survey found 67% of American Buddhists were raised in a religion other than Buddhism. [130] 61% said their spouse has a religion other than Buddhism. [130] It also showed that one-third of Buddhists in America are of Asian descent, while the remaining three-fourths are converts to Buddhism. [131]
He first visited the United States in 1978 under the sponsorship of the Buddhist Association of the United States, an organization of Chinese American Buddhists. In 1980, he founded the Chán Mediation Society in Queens, New York. In 1985, he founded the Chung-hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies in Taiwan, which sponsors Chinese Zen activities in ...
Over the past decade, every major religious group in America has seen its number of followers flatline or fall, according to new polling. The largest decline was seen among Catholics, with 10.3% ...
Nishimura, A. J. (2008) The Buddhist Mission of North America 1898–1942: Religion and its Social Functions in an Ethnic Community. In Numrich, P. D. (ed.) North American Buddhists in Social Context. BRILL. Prebish, C.S. (1999) Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America University of California Press.