How the Swans Came to the Lake

by Rick Fields

Paperback, 1981

Status

Available

Call number

294.3

Genres

Collection

Untitled collection

Publication

Shambhala (1981), 433 pages

Description

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.

User reviews

LibraryThing member kencf0618
Excellent & engaging history of how the dharma variously came to America.

Subjects

Buddhism United States History

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

1992-07-07
2022-01-25 (Revised Edition)

Physical description

433 p.; 8.9 inches

ISBN

0394748832 / 9780394748832

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