Figures of Buddhist Modernity in Asia
by Evans, Grant, Sihlé, Nicolas, Harris, Elizabeth J., Gayley, Holly, Kawanami, Hiroko, Thompson, Ashley, Starling, Jessica, Travagnin, Stefania, Fisher, Gareth, Chia, Jack Meng-Tat, Bernstein, Anya, Elison, William, Ledgerwood, Judy, High, Holly, Hewamanne, Sandya, Gellner, David N., LeVine, Sarah, Tannenbaum, Nicola, McLaughlin, Levi, Guthrie, Elizabeth, Marston, John, Jerryson, Michael, Kim, Hwansoo Ilmee, Ferguson, Jane M., MCMAHAN, DAVID L., Berkwitz, Stephen C., Nelson, John K., Baird, Ian G., Bell, Corey L., Bhutia, Kalzang Dorjee, Caple, Jane E., Craig, Sienna, Emmrich, Christoph, Farrelly, Paul J., Friedrich, Daniel G., Galmiche, Florence, Gamburd, Michele R., Graf, Tim, Holmes-Tagchungdarpa, Amy, Jacoby, Sarah H., Johnson, Irving Chan, Kent, Daniel W., Kerekes, Susanne Ryuyin, Krawengit, Tongthida, Lee, Jun-Youb (JY), Leider, Jacques P., Letizia, Chiara, Makley, Charlene, Miller, Leigh, Nichols, Brian J., Pichler, Carina, Pinthongvijayakul, Visisya, Ritzinger, Justin R., (Ruiz), Roger Casas, Scott, Gregory A., Sheravanichkul, Arthid, Surendran, Gitanjali, Terrone, Antonio, Walters, Jonathan S.
This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to mon…