[Buddha-l] Thich Nhat Hanh as a new Buddhist movement?

[Karma Tsomo]

Hi Jamie,

Here’s an article on the topic:

Elise Anne DeVido, “Buddhism for This World: The Buddhist Revival 1920-1951,” Modernity and Re-enchantment: Religion in Post-Revolutionary Vietnam, ed. Philip Taylor (Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007).

Rachael Cotterman’s paper “Bodhisattvas in the Pagoda and in the World: Socially Engaged Buddhism in the World” (available online) may also be useful.

Metta,
Lekshe

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Karma Lekshe Tsomo
Professor, Theology & Religious Studies
University of San Diego

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Subject: [Buddha-l] Thich Nhat Hanh as a new Buddhist movement?

Hello all--  I am heading off to Vietnam for a few weeks, and have been
catching up on the little that I know about Buddhism there. In particular,
I have a memory of an article in a book (a Buddhism in the Modern World or
Buddhism in the West sort of book) that discussed Thich Nhat Hanh's
movement (or Plum Village or the Order of Inter-Being) as a "new religious
movement" or in any case strikingly different than Buddhism in Vietnam. I
have scoured my shelves and Google to no avail (typing in Thich Nhat Hanh
and "adaption" or "NRM" is not exactly a good way to narrow a search). Does
this ring any bells for anybody? I am also curious any writings about his
reception during his visits to Vietnam and the view towards him  and his
Unified Buddhist Church of the local Vietnamese National Buddhist Sangha.

Any leads would be greatly appreciated.

Jamie Hubbard
Yehan Numata Professor of Buddhist Studies
Director, Concentration in Buddhist Studies
Chair, Religion Department
Smith College
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