How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America by Rick Fields

How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America

Rick Fields

480 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction history religion informative reflective slow-paced

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This new updated edition of How the Swans Came to the Lake includes much new information about recent events in Buddhist groups in America and discusses such issues as spiritual authority, the role of women, and social action.

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