Buddhism in Five Minutes - Elizabeth J. Harris
75. Is Western Buddhism a New Form of Buddhism?
Buddhism in Five Minutes - Elizabeth J. Harris
Sarah Shaw [+]
University of Oxford
Sarah Shaw is a Member of the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford and Honorary Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies.
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There is an increased emphasis on secularism, on rationalism even, and on a Buddhism that is perceived as less devotional than earlier kinds. Lay meditative practice is also becoming more prominent as well as a sense of the individualist search that might not align itself with any particular group.