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Buddhism in America
Kung Fu (1972)
Chinese Immigrants
1800s California
First Buddhist Church of San Francisco (1898)
Buddhism in California
First Temple in San Francisco 1853
Sze Yap Fraternity
Eight Temples in California by 1900
Called “Buddhist Churches”
Transcendentalism
Ralph Waldo Emmerson (1883 - 1882)
Concord, MA in 1830
Transcendentalism
Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)
Theosophical Society
New York (1875)
Parliament of World Religions in Chicago (1893)
Charles T. Strauss, First American Convert
Chinese Exclusion Act 1882
Immigration &
Nationality Act of 1965
Aka Hart-Celler Act
Abolished National Origins
Formula
Immigration &
Nationality Act of 1965
18 million immigrants
over next 30 yrs
31 percent from Asia
Gibson, Jung (2006) Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign Born Population of the United States. No. 81: US Census Bureau
In
fl
uence of Asian Immigation
• Establishment of Buddhist Temples
• Production of Buddhist literature and publications
• Buddhist schools and teaching
• Teachers from China established schools
Reasons for Attraction
• Alternative to materialism of the 1950s
• Alternative to institutional religion during time suspicion of institutions
• Presented itself as philosophy rather than alternative religion
• Answered the question about “suffering”
• Presented itself as a philosophy of peace
Reasons for Attraction
• Offered personal practices helping people be calm in a disruptive decade
• Spirituality instead of religion and traditions.
• Offered answers to burning questions in that decade such as war, suffering
• It tried to af
fi
rm other religious truth claims rather than contradict them
Allen Ginsberg
1926-1997
Beatnik Movement
Postwar interest in Buddhism
Allen Ginsberg, 1993, Philadelphia
The Jew & the Lotus
Roger Kamenetz (1994)
Carl Jung
1875 - 1961
Founder of Analytic Psychology
Writer on Buddhism
“The goal in psychotherapy is exactly the
same as in Buddhism”
“The difference between Buddhism and
Western psychology is concept of the
self”
“Christ overcame the world by burning
himself with its suffering, but Buddha
overcame both the pleasure and
suffering of the world by disposing of
both” (p. 367).
“To the Western man, the
meaninglessness of a static universe is
unbearable. The oriental does not make
that assumption…rather he embodies it”
(p. 317)
Mindfulness Movement
Center for Mindfulness
at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center (1970)
Nichiren Shoshu of
America (NSA)
“Orthodox School of Nichiren”
Japanese School of Zen Buddhism
Nichiren Shoshu of America
• Founded in 13th Century in Northern Japan
• Nikko Shonin, the next Buddha
• US Headquarters in Los Angeles California
• 12 Million adherents in 188 countries
• Organized missionary work worldwide
https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/subdivisions/nichiren_1.shtml
NSA Beliefs
• Rejects all other forms of Buddhism as heretical
• Claims to be the only true Buddhism
• Believes we are in the 3rd Age
• Nichiren Shobeb is the New Buddha
• Believes anyone can easily achieve enlightenment
• Text is the Lotus Sutra
• Chants mantra “Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo”
• Worships the Dai. Gohonzon, a Japanese goddess
https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/subdivisions/nichiren_1.shtml
NSA Ten Principles
1. Hell - personal despair in this life
2. Hunger - desiring something rather
than contentment
3. Animality - being governed by animal
instincts
4. Anger - any kind of sel
fi
shness, or
competitiveness
5. Tranquility - Calm state
6. Rapture - pleasure when desire is
ful
fi
lled (??!!)
7. Learning - new skills
8. Aborption - condition following gaining
new wisdom
9. Bodhisattva - disciple of the new
Buddha
10.Buddhahood - achieving the state of
compassion, wisdom, and humaneness
https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/subdivisions/nichiren_1.shtml
Beliefs & Values of
American Buddhists
Demographics of American Buddhists
• White, Non-Hispanic (53%)
• Gen X & Baby Boomers (55%)
• College Education or Higher (61%)
• Make over $70,000/year (45%)
• Democrat or Politically Liberal (70%)
Pew Research (2017)
Pew Research (2017)
Pew Research (2017)
Pew Research (2017)
Beliefs of American Buddhists
• Believe in a Divine Being (60%)
• Pray or Meditate Daily or Weekly (66%)
• Never read the Bible (70%)
• Believe in an absolute right or wrong (4%)
• There is no Hell (63%)
Pew Research (2017)
How do we engage
Buddhists with the Gospel

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Buddhism in America.pdf

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  • 5. First Buddhist Church of San Francisco (1898)
  • 6. Buddhism in California First Temple in San Francisco 1853 Sze Yap Fraternity Eight Temples in California by 1900 Called “Buddhist Churches”
  • 7. Transcendentalism Ralph Waldo Emmerson (1883 - 1882) Concord, MA in 1830
  • 10. Parliament of World Religions in Chicago (1893) Charles T. Strauss, First American Convert
  • 12. Immigration & Nationality Act of 1965 Aka Hart-Celler Act Abolished National Origins Formula
  • 13. Immigration & Nationality Act of 1965 18 million immigrants over next 30 yrs 31 percent from Asia
  • 14. Gibson, Jung (2006) Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign Born Population of the United States. No. 81: US Census Bureau
  • 15. In fl uence of Asian Immigation • Establishment of Buddhist Temples • Production of Buddhist literature and publications • Buddhist schools and teaching • Teachers from China established schools
  • 16. Reasons for Attraction • Alternative to materialism of the 1950s • Alternative to institutional religion during time suspicion of institutions • Presented itself as philosophy rather than alternative religion • Answered the question about “suffering” • Presented itself as a philosophy of peace
  • 17. Reasons for Attraction • Offered personal practices helping people be calm in a disruptive decade • Spirituality instead of religion and traditions. • Offered answers to burning questions in that decade such as war, suffering • It tried to af fi rm other religious truth claims rather than contradict them
  • 19. Allen Ginsberg, 1993, Philadelphia
  • 20. The Jew & the Lotus Roger Kamenetz (1994)
  • 21. Carl Jung 1875 - 1961 Founder of Analytic Psychology Writer on Buddhism
  • 22. “The goal in psychotherapy is exactly the same as in Buddhism” “The difference between Buddhism and Western psychology is concept of the self” “Christ overcame the world by burning himself with its suffering, but Buddha overcame both the pleasure and suffering of the world by disposing of both” (p. 367). “To the Western man, the meaninglessness of a static universe is unbearable. The oriental does not make that assumption…rather he embodies it” (p. 317)
  • 24. Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center (1970)
  • 25. Nichiren Shoshu of America (NSA) “Orthodox School of Nichiren” Japanese School of Zen Buddhism
  • 26. Nichiren Shoshu of America • Founded in 13th Century in Northern Japan • Nikko Shonin, the next Buddha • US Headquarters in Los Angeles California • 12 Million adherents in 188 countries • Organized missionary work worldwide https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/subdivisions/nichiren_1.shtml
  • 27. NSA Beliefs • Rejects all other forms of Buddhism as heretical • Claims to be the only true Buddhism • Believes we are in the 3rd Age • Nichiren Shobeb is the New Buddha • Believes anyone can easily achieve enlightenment • Text is the Lotus Sutra • Chants mantra “Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo” • Worships the Dai. Gohonzon, a Japanese goddess https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/subdivisions/nichiren_1.shtml
  • 28. NSA Ten Principles 1. Hell - personal despair in this life 2. Hunger - desiring something rather than contentment 3. Animality - being governed by animal instincts 4. Anger - any kind of sel fi shness, or competitiveness 5. Tranquility - Calm state 6. Rapture - pleasure when desire is ful fi lled (??!!) 7. Learning - new skills 8. Aborption - condition following gaining new wisdom 9. Bodhisattva - disciple of the new Buddha 10.Buddhahood - achieving the state of compassion, wisdom, and humaneness https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/subdivisions/nichiren_1.shtml
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  • 30. Beliefs & Values of American Buddhists
  • 31. Demographics of American Buddhists • White, Non-Hispanic (53%) • Gen X & Baby Boomers (55%) • College Education or Higher (61%) • Make over $70,000/year (45%) • Democrat or Politically Liberal (70%) Pew Research (2017)
  • 35. Beliefs of American Buddhists • Believe in a Divine Being (60%) • Pray or Meditate Daily or Weekly (66%) • Never read the Bible (70%) • Believe in an absolute right or wrong (4%) • There is no Hell (63%) Pew Research (2017)
  • 36. How do we engage Buddhists with the Gospel