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	Critical Thinkers :: Buddhism Resources
		Whichever is the 'truer' form of Buddhism, I prefer the inflection that the filter of Chinese Daoism placed on the path which is best summed up by a Tendai proverb: To a Tendai monk, everything is wonderful.
		The Buddha said that four hours sleep should be enough for a monk, but nowadays monks generally sleep at least six hours, and when the bell wakes them, there is no hesitation about rising.
		This book and the next, both from the Theravadan branch of Thailand, were my introduction to Buddhism.
	www.synaptic.bc.ca /ejournal/buddhist.htm (1229 words)

	History of Buddhism
		Ultimately, 18 schools developed, each with their own interpretations of various issues, and spread all over India and Southeast Asia.
		Today, only the school stemming from the Sri Lankan Theravadan survives.
		One of the most significant events in the history of Buddhism is the chance encounter of the monk Nigrodha and the emperor Ashoka Maurya.
	www.ship.edu /~cgboeree/buddhahist.html (3361 words)

	Religious Movements in the United States (Miller) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Soka Gakkai, a dynamic form of Japanese Buddhism, gained a substantial American following, as have several lineages of Tibetan Buddhism.
		Vipassana Buddhism, in the Theravadan tradition of Southeast Asia, is perhaps less prominent than the various Japanese- and Tibetan-based groups, but it too has developed a nationwide following.
		Buddhism in a wide variety of forms has become firmly situated in the American religious landscape.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /essays/miller2003.htm (5149 words)

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