Buddhist architecture in America : building for enlightenment
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Buddhist architecture in America : building for enlightenment
（Routledge critical studies in Buddhism）
Routledge, 2023
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
First comprehensive overview and analysis of Buddhist architecture in North America following the parallel history of the religion's emergence in the U.S. since the California Gold Rush to the present day.
A ground-breaking investigation of Buddhist structures with respect to the humanistic qualities associated with Buddhist doctrine and how Buddhist groups promote their faith and values in an American setting.
A unique study of interest to religion, architecture, space and place, US history, Asian Studies and Buddhist Studies.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Buddhism and Architecture: Space, Time, and Heart
- 2. Buddhist Architecture and its Nineteenth-Century American Beginnings
- 3. The Twentieth-Century Expansion of Architectonic Buddhism
- 4. The Proliferation of Buddhist Architecture in America
- 5. The Mandala Form and Buddhist Space in America
- 6. Conclusions and Considerations
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