Moving Against the Stream: The Birth of a New Buddhist Movement - Sangharakshita
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What happens when East meets West? A leading Western Buddhist recalls the heady days of the sixties: while many people headed East to find gurus, Sangharakshita was returning to England after twenty years in India. One of the first Westerners to become a Buddhist monk, he became a controversial figure in the Buddhist world and one of the founding fathers of Western Buddhism. Here is a revealing insider's view of Buddhism in the 1960s, the start of a new religious movement, the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, and insights into the thoughts of Sangharakshita--innovator, teacher, and scholar.…mehr

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What happens when East meets West? A leading Western Buddhist recalls the heady days of the sixties: while many people headed East to find gurus, Sangharakshita was returning to England after twenty years in India. One of the first Westerners to become a Buddhist monk, he became a controversial figure in the Buddhist world and one of the founding fathers of Western Buddhism. Here is a revealing insider's view of Buddhism in the 1960s, the start of a new religious movement, the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order, and insights into the thoughts of Sangharakshita--innovator, teacher, and scholar.
Autorenporträt
A respected translator and author of over fifty books, Sangharakshita began studying BUddhism at the age of 16. After 20 years studying in India he returned to England and set up the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order which has over 65 centres worldwide, including the USA.