Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ]
Percentage of Buddhists by country, according to the Pew Research Center. This list of Buddhism by country shows the distribution of the Buddhist religion, practiced by about 535 million people as of the 2010s, [1] [2] representing 7% to 8% of the world's total population. It also includes other entities such as some territories.
Daifukuji Soto Zen Mission (Japanese) in Honalo, Hawaii – on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places So Shim Sa Zen Center (Korean) in Plainfield, New Jersey This is a list of Buddhist temples , monasteries , stupas , and pagodas in the United States for which there are Wikipedia articles, sorted by location.
The book and Sanbo Kyodan's approach became popular in America and Europe. In 1965 Kapleau returned to America and, in 1966, established the Rochester Zen Center in Rochester, New York, making him the first American-born Zen priest to found a training temple. In 1967, Kapleau had a falling-out with Yasutani over Kapleau's moves to Americanize ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
Buddhism by country (74 C, 87 P) Buddhism by region (4 C) + Buddhist buildings by location (3 C) Tibetan Buddhism by location (3 C) A. Buddhist archaeological sites ...
Jane Hirshfield (February 24, 1953-[92]) is an American poet, essayist, and translator, known as 'one of American poetry's central spokespersons for the biosphere' and recognized as 'among the modern masters,' 'writing some of the most important poetry in the world today.' [93] John Giorno, American poet and performance artist. He founded the ...
Buddhism in North America (8 C, 9 P) O. Buddhism in Oceania (6 C, 4 P) S. Buddhism in South America (7 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Buddhism by continent"