Organizational factors in selected buddhist groups
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Authors
Fields, Carol M.
Issue Date
2009
Type
Capstone
Language
en
Keywords
Psychology
Alternative Title
Abstract
This research project seeks to discover what organizational factors (singly or in clusters) seem to promote success, viability and survival in selected American Buddhist organizations. Those proposed for study are specifically non-monastic organizations which do not have their original founding teacher with them fulltime, and whose "congregation" is not primarily composed of Asians who have been familiar with Buddhism for generations and for whom it is a source of cultural identity. Rather, the focus is on Buddhist organizations which are primarily organized and attended by Caucasian Americans who have lay status. These organizations are cultural transplants.