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Book

Black & Buddhist : what Buddhism can teach us about race, resilience, transformation & freedom

Call Number

  • 294.3089 B6271 (OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

Boulder, Colorado : Shambhala, [2020]

Physical Description

xxxii, 189 pages ; 22 cm

Summary

"Leading African American Buddhist teachers offer lessons on racism, resilience, spiritual freedom, and the possibility of a truly representative American Buddhism. What does it mean to be black and Buddhist? In this powerful collection of writings, African American teachers from all the major Buddhist traditions tell their stories of how race and Buddhist practice have intersected in their lives. The resulting explorations display not only the promise of Buddhist teachings to empower those facing racial discrimination but also the way that black Buddhist voices are enriching the Dharma for all practitioners. As the first anthology comprised solely of writings by African-descended Buddhist practitioners, this book is an important contribution to the development of the Dharma in the West"--

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