Tibetan and Zen Buddhism in Britain Transplantation, Development and Adaptation

This book analyses the transplantation, development and adaptation of the two largest Tibetan and Zen Buddhist organizations currently active on the British religious landscape: the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) and the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives (OBC). The key contributions of recent scholarship are evaluated and organised thematically to provide a framework for analysis, and the history and current landscape of contemporary Tibetan and Zen Buddhist practice in Britain are also mapped out. A number of patterns and processes identified elsewhere are exemplified, although certain assumptions made about the nature of 'British Buddhism' are subjected to critical scrutiny and challenged.Kay, David N. is the author of 'Tibetan and Zen Buddhism in Britain Transplantation, Development and Adaptation', published 2004 under ISBN 9780415297653 and ISBN 0415297656.