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  • Jinyo
    Member
    • Jan 2012
    • 1957
    #1

    Following on ...

    Hi - following on from David L. McMahan's book 'The Making of Buddhist Modernism' (2008) which was discussed in several threads here,

    Context Matters - Treeleaf Zendo
    https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?11659-Context-Matters&highlight=David+McMahan
    Interesting article by David McMahan (author of The Making of Buddhism Modernism) which explores the western cultural context in which many of us practice the dharma. Often assumed by westerners to be culture free, the western world has it own powerful set of societal norms that are influencing the way Buddhism grows here.



    I've just started to read a new book by Ann Gleig 'America Dharma' - which takes off where McMahan's book signed off (the transition from Modernism to Post-Modernism in Western Buddhism).

    I decided to read the book after listening to the following link,

    SoundCloud - Hear the world’s sounds
    https://soundcloud.com/post-traditional-buddhism/47-ibp-ann-gleig-on-american-dharma-buddhism-beyond-modernity
    Explore the largest community of artists, bands, podcasters and creators of music & audio


    I really enjoyed the above as, although an academic, Gleig is very accessible.

    Anyway, might be of interest to some.

    Gassho

    Jinyo

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    • Jundo
      Treeleaf Founder and Priest
      • Apr 2006
      • 40719
      #2
      Oh yeah, right to the top of the reading list!

      By the way, "Imperfect Buddha" podcast fanboy here (although recommended only for real Buddhist modernism geeks and wonks).

      Gassho, J

      STLah
      ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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        • Mp
          #3
          Thank you Jinyo and Jundo ... will have a listen this morning. =)

          Gassho
          Shingen

          Sat/LAH

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            • Kokuu
              Dharma Transmitted Priest
              • Nov 2012
              • 6872
              #4
              Thanks, Jinyo! That sounds interesting!

              Is pretty costly for a Kindle book just now but hopefully there will be a paperback version available sometime in the future.

              Gassho
              Kokuu
              -sattoday-

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                • Heiso
                  Member
                  • Jan 2019
                  • 834
                  #5
                  Oh that's an interesting sounding podcast, thank you I shall have a listen.

                  Gassho,

                  Neil

                  SatToday

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                    • Jinyo
                      Member
                      • Jan 2012
                      • 1957
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Kokuu
                      Thanks, Jinyo! That sounds interesting!

                      Is pretty costly for a Kindle book just now but hopefully there will be a paperback version available sometime in the future.

                      Gassho
                      Kokuu
                      -sattoday-
                      Hi Kokuu,

                      it is costly - it did make me wince that the book was 'labelled' as very reasonably priced - but I think (because it's academically backed) in relative terms it's reasonably priced because publishers really seem to hike up the price of university sponsored material.

                      To be honest - I think the podcast gives a good flavour of the contents.

                      I've only just stumbled on the 'Imperfect Buddha' podcast Jundo - so far really impressed

                      Gassho

                      Jinyo

                      ST

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                        • Jundo
                          Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                          • Apr 2006
                          • 40719
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Jinyo
                          Hi Kokuu,

                          it is costly - it did make me wince that the book was 'labelled' as very reasonably priced - but I think (because it's academically backed) in relative terms it's reasonably priced because publishers really seem to hike up the price of university sponsored material.

                          To be honest - I think the podcast gives a good flavour of the contents.

                          I've only just stumbled on the 'Imperfect Buddha' podcast Jundo - so far really impressed

                          Gassho

                          Jinyo

                          ST
                          The podcast is hit and miss, I feel, and sometimes gets into its own post-modernist "wheel spinning" that we have discussed here from time to time. There is also some tendency to focus too much on Tibetan Buddhism and their issues/problems as representative of all "Buddhism." Otherwise, it is a podcast that really touches on some issues, and deals with some matters, that are not often discussed. I very much enjoy it but, then again, I am kinda wonky.

                          Gassho, J

                          STLah
                          ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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                            • Jinyo
                              Member
                              • Jan 2012
                              • 1957
                              #8
                              I'm kinda wonky too

                              no doubt there are worse things to be

                              Jinyo

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