Western Buddhism

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:characteristic emphasis on meditation
focus on mindfulness
influence from Zen and Tibetan Buddhism
influenced by teachers like Ajahn Sumedho
influenced by teachers like Alan Watts
influenced by teachers like Bhante Gunaratana
influenced by teachers like Bhikkhu Bodhi
influenced by teachers like Christina Feldman
influenced by teachers like Chögyam Trungpa
influenced by teachers like Gil Fronsdal
influenced by teachers like Jack Kornfield
influenced by teachers like Joan Halifax
influenced by teachers like Jon Kabat-Zinn
influenced by teachers like Joseph Goldstein
influenced by teachers like Lama Surya Das
influenced by teachers like Noah Levine
influenced by teachers like Norman Fischer
influenced by teachers like Pema Chödrön
influenced by teachers like Robert Thurman
influenced by teachers like Ruth Denison
influenced by teachers like Sharon Salzberg
influenced by teachers like Sogyal Rinpoche
influenced by teachers like Stephen Batchelor
influenced by teachers like Tara Brach
influenced by teachers like Tenzin Palmo
influenced by teachers like Thich Nhat Hanh
influenced by teachers like the Dalai Lama
integration with psychology
less emphasis on ritual
often non-monastic
popular in Australia
popular in Europe
popular in North America
secular approach
adaptation of Buddhist practices in Western countries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Western Buddhism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4