Buddhism in World Cultures : Comparative Perspectives

Contributors vii Preface ix Buddhism in World Cultures Comparative Perspectives The History of Buddhism in Retrospect 1(44) Stephen C. Berkwitz Buddhism in Sri Lanka: Practice, Protest, and Preservation 45(28) Stephen C. Berkwitz Buddhism in Burma: Engagement with Modernity 73(28) Juliane Schober Buddhism in Thailand: Negotiating the Modern Age 101(28) Justin McDaniel Buddhism in Cambodia: Rupture and Continuity 129(40) Ashley Thompson Buddhism in China and Taiwan: The Dimensions of Contemporary Chinese Buddhism 169(26) Stuart Chandler Buddhism in Korea: Decolonization, Nationalism, and Modernization 195(24) Pori Park Buddhism in Japan: The Creation of Traditions 219(26) Stephen G. Covell Buddhism in Tibet and Nepal: Vicissitudes of Traditions of Power and Merit 245(40) Nicolas Sihle Buddhism in the West: Transplantation and Innovation 285(26) Ellen Goldberg Annotated Bibliography 311(18) Glossary of Terms 329(16) Index 345(30) About the Editor 375