The main Features of Distribution of Buddhism in Australia and New Zealand
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Ayusheeva D.V. The main Features of Distribution of Buddhism in Australia and New Zealand. Vlast’ (The Authority). 2016. Vol. 24. No. 8. P. 128-133. (in Russ.).
Abstract
In the article, the author considers and characterizes the important stages of the development of Buddhism in Australia and New Zealand, and analyzes the main features of the current state of Buddhism in these countries. They are the emphasis on lay practices, equality for women, application of democratic principles, social engagement, secularization including emphasis on the rational nature of Buddhism and its congruence with the Western science and linkage to psychological concepts.
Keywords:
Buddhism, Buddhist organizations, monasteries, Theravada, Mahayana
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Croucher P. 1989. Buddhism in Australia 1848–1988. Kensington, New South Wales: New South Wales U.P. 160 p.
Fields R. 1992. How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America. Boston: Shambhala. 434 p.
Kemp H. 2007. How the Dharma Landed: Interpreting the Arrival of Buddhism in New Zealand. – Journal of Global Buddhism. Vol. 8. URL: http://www.globalbuddhism.org/toc.html (accessed 26.04.2016).
Khadro Ye. 1995. From Catholic Farm Girl to Buddhist Nun. – From Utopian Dreaming to Communal Reality: Co-operative Lifestyles in Australia (ed. by B. Metcalf). Sydney: University of New South Wales Press. P. 115-126.
McKimm I.B. 1975. The First Mahayana Meditation Centre in Queensland. – Metta: Journal of the Buddhist Federation of Australia. Vol. 16. No. 5, March. P. 9-12.
Spuler M. 2000. Characteristics of Buddhism in Australia. – Journal of Contemporary Religion. Vol. 15. No. 1. URL: http://www.thezensite.com/ZenEssays/Miscellaneous/Characteristics_of_Buddhism.pdf (accessed 29.03.2016).
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Ayusheeva, D. V. (2016). The main Features of Distribution of Buddhism in Australia and New Zealand. Vlast’ (The Authority), 24(8), 128-133. Retrieved from https://jour.fnisc.ru/index.php/vlast/article/view/4549
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RELIGION, SOCIETY, STATE
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