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**buchmausar** · 03-18-2012, 04:15 AM

This article was in the Guardian UK newspaper yesterday, and I wondered if anyone had any comments.

How western Buddhism has changed in 50 years

by Vishvapani Blomfield
A western Buddhist shares 10 insights into how the religion and its followers have moved on since its arrival in the west

" It's 50 years since Buddhist teachers started arriving in the west in the early 60s and Buddhism crash-landed into the counterculture. So what have we learned about western Buddhism? "

Continued : http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...rned?fb=native

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03-18-2012, 04:15 AM	#1
buchmausar Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 548 Senior Member	How western Buddhism has changed in 50 years This article was in the Guardian UK newspaper yesterday, and I wondered if anyone had any comments. How western Buddhism has changed in 50 years by Vishvapani Blomfield A western Buddhist shares 10 insights into how the religion and its followers have moved on since its arrival in the west " It's 50 years since Buddhist teachers started arriving in the west in the early 60s and Buddhism crash-landed into the counterculture. So what have we learned about western Buddhism? " Continued : http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...rned?fb=native .
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