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portada How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Year
2022
Language
English
Pages
592
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.6x15.2x4.1 cm
Weight
0.84 kg.
ISBN13
9781611804737

How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America

Rick Fields (Author) · Benjamin Bogin (Author) · Shambhala · Paperback

How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America - Rick Fields

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Synopsis "How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America"

A modern classic unparalleled in scope, this sweeping history unfolds the story of Buddhism's spread to the West. How the Swans Came to the Lake opens with the story of Asian Buddhism, including the life of the Buddha and the spread of his teachings from India to Southeast Asia, China, Korea, Japan, Tibet, and elsewhere. Coming to the modern era, the book tracks how Western colonialism in Asia served as the catalyst for the first large-scale interactions between Buddhists and Westerners. Author Rick Fields discusses the development of Buddhism in the West through key moments such as Transcendentalist fascination with Eastern religions; immigration of Chinese and Japanese people to the United States; the writings of D. T. Suzuki, Alan Watts, and members of the Beat movement; the publication of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki; the arrival of Tibetan lamas in America and Europe; and the influence of Western feminist and social justice movements on Buddhist practice. This fortieth anniversary edition features both new and enhanced photographs as well as a new introduction by Fields's nephew, Buddhist Studies scholar Benjamin Bogin, who reflects on the impact of this book since its initial publication and addresses the significant changes in Western Buddhist practice in recent decades.
Rick Fields
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Rick Fields, cuyo nombre era Frederick Douglas Fields, nació el 16 de mayo de 1942 en Queens, Nueva York, Estados Unidos. Fue periodista, poeta, escritor e historiador especializado en el desarrollo del budismo en Estados Unidos. Durante su juventud se relacionó con poetas de la generación Beat, como Allen Ginsberg y Gary Snyder.

A finales de la década de 1960 comenzó su carrera periodística trabajando para el Whole Earth Catalog. Posteriormente se desempeñó como editor de publicaciones relacionadas con la espiritualidad y el budismo, entre ellas Yoga Journal y Vajradhatu Sun. También fue editor colaborador de la revista Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Su obra más conocida es How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America, un estudio sobre la historia y expansión del budismo en Estados Unidos. También escribió Chop Wood, Carry Water y The Code of the Warrior. Junto con Bernard Glassman escribió Instructions to the Cook, publicado en 1996.

Fields también escribió poesía y abordó su experiencia con el cáncer en su libro Fuck You, Cancer and Other Poems. Murió el 6 de junio de 1999 en California, a los 57 años. Su trabajo contribuyó significativamente a la difusión y comprensión del budismo en Occidente.
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