“Western” Buddhism is mostly *modern* Buddhism (https://meaningness.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/the-king-of-siam-invents-western-buddhism/ …) and now going postmodern. It appeals to educated throughout Asia.
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I saw 20-something Bhutanese reading California Buddhism books (in English) in a coffee shop in Thimpu when I was there ten years ago.
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“Western Buddhism” is about to fizzle out, I think. Maybe Asians can mold its ashes into a new Buddhism relevant to their current needs!
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@Meaningness Watch for the backlash to express itself in the form of reactionary, nationalistic trends. Or maybe I'm being cynical :\1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness Yeah. Ideas of 'purity' have a way of evoking certain sentiments.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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