Many Petals of the Lotus: Five Asian Buddhist Communities in Toronto

by Janet McLellan

Book Overview

Toronto sustains a remarkable variety of distinct Buddhist communities. Over sixty Buddhist temples and associations represent a diversity of ethnic, national, and linguistic identities. Here, for the first time, is a rigorous, richly detailed, comparative examination of several groups within five Asian Buddhist communities: Japanese-Canadian, Tibetan, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Chinese. With an intimate knowledge of her subject matter, McLellan documents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802082254
• ISBN13: 9780802082251
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher