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THE GEOGRAPHY OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST PRACTICE CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES: WHERE CAN I GET SOME ENLIGHTENMENT?

JAKUBOWSKI, SUSAN L.

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2007, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences : Geography.
Tibetan Buddhism has been classified as an ethnic branch of the universalizing Buddhist system. It is inextricably tied to the culture, politics and people of Tibet, where it has been practiced almost exclusively for centuries. It spread beyond this region on a large scale only after the political annexation of Tibet in 1959. As of 2006, there were approximately 608 Tibetan Buddhist practice centers in the contiguous United States. This study seeks to examine whether the motivation for the spread of Tibetan Buddhism in the United States is a result of a continued political agenda on part of Tibetans and their supporters or whether it is a cultural phenomenon related to the increasing popularity of non-traditional religions. An analysis of the current locations of the Tibetan Buddhist practice centers would suggest that its diffusion is a result of American demand rather than the result of any political agenda.
Dr. Roger Selya (Advisor)
107 p.

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  • JAKUBOWSKI, S. L. (2007). THE GEOGRAPHY OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST PRACTICE CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES: WHERE CAN I GET SOME ENLIGHTENMENT? [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179428057

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • JAKUBOWSKI, SUSAN. THE GEOGRAPHY OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST PRACTICE CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES: WHERE CAN I GET SOME ENLIGHTENMENT? 2007. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179428057.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • JAKUBOWSKI, SUSAN. "THE GEOGRAPHY OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST PRACTICE CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES: WHERE CAN I GET SOME ENLIGHTENMENT?" Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179428057

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)