Developments in Australian Buddhism Facets of the Diamond

This book addresses questions about Buddhisms development in Australia within the broader context of Buddhisms development in other Westernised countries. It reveals how Buddhism has adapted to the Australian context, illustrating both the seemingly logical adaptations as well as the incongruities. To gain insight into this process of cross-cultural adaptation, Michelle Spuler considers the history of Diamond Sangha Zen Buddhist groups in Australia one of the largest Zen lineages in the West and contextualises this within the broader framework of the adaptations of Buddhist teachings and practices in other Westernised countries. Developments in Australian Buddhism also critiques the methodological approaches currently used for studying this process and suggests a synthesis of the approaches used for studying convert and ethnic Buddhist groups. This book is timely in providing a much-needed update on Buddhism in Australia, which is vital for international comparative studies with Buddhism inSpuler, Michelle is the author of 'Developments in Australian Buddhism Facets of the Diamond' with ISBN 9780700715824 and ISBN 0700715827.