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Learning about ironically overlooked Asian American Buddhists is always great. Unfortunately, “American Buddhism” is always understood as “white Buddhism” when the majority of American Buddhists are Asian

Interesting: white Buddhists always bring a judeo-Christian, ego-filled background with them.

Bad point: Honen did not reject Tendai. The Japanese history of Jodo Shinshu wasn’t entirely accurate.

this last section of this book is ROCKING my world

“Buddhism is sort of my secondary identity, and being human is my first.” … there is no such thing as “the Buddhist perspective,” some kind of singular, sectarian view that trumps all others. “And that’s the beauty of Buddhism.” (160)

“Buddhism is sort of my secondary identity, and being human is my first.” … there is no such thing as “the Buddhist perspective,” some kind of singular, sectarian view that trumps all others. “And that’s the beauty of Buddhism.” (160)

THIS BOOK IS SOOOOO FREAKING GOOD OMG I AM JUST SO PLEASED IT IS EVERYTHING I WANTED AND MORE

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