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100 1  Peressini, Mauro,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/
       n2006019625|eauthor. 
245 10 Choosing Buddhism :|bthe life stories of eight Canadians /
       |cMauro Peressini. 
263    1603 
264  1 Ottawa, Ontario :|bCanadian Museum of History and 
       University of Ottawa Press,|c2016. 
300    1 online resource. 
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490 1  Mercury series 
490 1  Cultural studies paper ;|v86 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Cover; Title; False-title; Copyright; Abstract; Résumé; 
       Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The 
       Life Story of a Project; An Introduction to Buddhism; The 
       Narrators; Methodology; Part I: Contexts ; The Text Boxes;
       The Glossary; The Commentaries; Conventions for Pali, 
       Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese and Tibetan Words; 
       Bibliographic Sources on Buddhist Spirituality; 
       Abbreviations Used in This Book ; PART I -- Contexts; 
       CHAPTER 1 -- Buddhism: Origins, Diversification, Teachings
       and Practices; The Origins and Diversification of 
       Buddhism; Buddhist Teachings and Practices: An Overview. 
505 8  The Question of Suffering and Its CausesThe Ultimate 
       Nature of Reality; The Other Aspect of Awakening: 
       Compassion; Buddhist Training and Practices ; Nirvana; 
       CHAPTER 2 -- Buddhism in Canada: An Overview; Before 1967;
       After 1967; The Appeal of Buddhism in Canadian Society; A 
       Favourable Context; The Multiple Ways of Being "Buddhist";
       PART II -- Life Stories; Chapter 3 -- Ajahn Viradhammo; A 
       Fundamental Childhood Experience ; "That's Not It!"; 
       Travelling to Gain Understanding; The Road to India; A 
       State Beyond Suffering; Introduction to Monastic Buddhism;
       Loss of Direction; Back on the Path. 
505 8  Box 1 Sámatha-VipasýanaBecoming Ajahn Chah's Student; Box 
       2 Ajahn Chah (1918-1992); Monastic Life; Working with 
       Ajahn Sumedho; Box 3 Ajahn Sumedho (b. 1934); Monasticism-
       Its Benefits for the Mind and the Heart; Box 4 The Four 
       Noble Truths; Bringing the Dhamma to the West; The Death 
       of Ajahn Chah ; The Return to Canada; A Monastery in 
       Canada; Box 5 Interdependence Between Monastics and the 
       Laity; At the Heart of It; A Rewarding Life ; Commentary; 
       Chapter 4 -- Jim Bedard; A Doubting Thomas; The Martial 
       Arts; An Intuitive and Experiential Christian Practice. 
505 8  Mysterious Energies and Unanswered Questions The Ocean in 
       a Cup; Letting Go of Christian Beliefs; The Appeal of Zen;
       Box 6 Zen Buddhism; Meeting Roshi Philip Kapleau; The 
       First Sesshins; Formal Training; Roshi Sunyana Graef: A 
       Change of Tone; The Turning Point; Facing Death; Box 7 
       Impermanence and the Three Characteristics of Conditioned 
       Existence; A Timeless Peace; A Glimpse of the Process of 
       Death ; Box 8 Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Buddha-Fields and 
       Pure Land Buddhism; Seeing into Some Old Karma; Moving 
       Away from Zen; A Different Approach: Theravada Buddhism; 
       Concentration and Mindfulness. 
505 8  Box 9 The Noble Eightfold Path Box 10 Mindfulness 
       Meditation; Cultivating Loving Kindness ; Meeting Ajahn 
       Viradhammo; Teaching at Satipaññā Insight Meditation 
       Toronto; The Benefits of Knowing Zen and Theravada; The 
       Intention of Relinquishment; To Be or Not to Be Buddhist: 
       That's Not the Question; Commentary ; Chapter 5 -- Albert 
       Low ; The Origin of a Question; The War; Experiences that 
       Pointed to Something Else; Doctor Nothman's Group; A False
       Start: Scientology; The Move to South Africa; Breaking 
       Away from Scientology; A Time of Crisis; Georges 
       Ivanovitch Gurdjieff ; Hubert Benoit. 
520    "Mauro Peressini presents the experience of Canadians who 
       chose to convert to Buddhism and to embrace its teachings 
       and practices in their daily lives. Choosing Buddhism 
       presents the life stories of eight Canadians who first 
       encountered Buddhism between the late 1960s and the 1980s,
       and are now ordained or lay Buddhist teachers. In recent 
       census records, over 300,000 Canadians identified their 
       religious affiliation as Buddhist. The great majority are 
       of Asian origin and were born into Buddhist families or 
       were Buddhist at the time of their arrival in Canada. 
       Since the late 1960s, however, the number of Canadians 
       converting to Buddhism has doubled every decade, and this 
       demographic now includes more than 20,000 individuals. The
       eight Canadians whose life stories are featured in this 
       book are among the very first to have chosen Buddhism. 
       Their first-hand accounts shed light on why and how people
       convert to a religion from such distant shores. Choosing 
       Buddhism also offers contextual material that complements 
       the eight life stories. This material enriches the 
       reader's understanding of the life stories by offering 
       additional information on the meaning of the Buddhist 
       notions mentioned and by providing the broader historical 
       and spiritual contexts that underpin the biographical 
       accounts. While Choosing Buddhism will be of interest to 
       specialists because of the first-hand accounts, it is 
       primarily aimed at a wider audience interested in Buddhism,
       religions or spirituality in general. It will also be of 
       use to teachers whose courses touch upon any of these 
       subjects. By combining life stories and contextual 
       material, and placing an emphasis on the concrete 
       experiences of Canadians with whom readers can identify, 
       this book is an introduction to Buddhism and to what it 
       means to lead a Buddhist life in contemporary Canada."--
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