How was Tibetan Meditation introduced to the United States?
I’m putting together a presentation on Tibetan Meditation and have no information on how it was first introduced to America. I have tidbits like: “there was a movement in the 1970′s” or “such and such was the first Theravada monastery in the United States.” What I need is a link to hard evidence of the origins of Tibetan Meditation practice in the United States.
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Rather than attempting to write an explanation of the movement of Tibetan Buddhism into the West, I thought it best to give you a URL to an excellent article on the topic. Visit http://www.karmapa.org.nz/symposium/history/keithdowman.html . Initially it deals with the history involving the Chinese incursion into Tibet but toward the end the author addresses the issue of Tibetan Buddhism’s migration to Western society. Hope this provides some of the information you’re seeking.
May all be at peace.
John