Question

When did America get introduced to Buddhism?

Answer 1

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Americans had almost no exposure to Buddhism until the 1800's. At that time (around 1830) immigrants from China started to arrive. They estabished the first Buddhist temple in San Francisco around 1850. By 1900 there were around 400 temples which were dismissed as heathen sites by the white Americans. When ntry into the US became difficult Korean and Japaese Buddhists came to HAwaii. Japanese Buddhist temples came to Hawaii 1895 and mainland USA in 1890 (together with Buddhist missionaries) followed by a temple in Vancouver B.C. in 1905.

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Answer 2

once thought of as a mysterious religion from the East, has now become very popular in the West, and is one of the largest religions in the United States. As Buddhism does not require any formal "conversion", American Buddhists can easily incorporate dharma practice into their normal routines and traditions. The result is that American Buddhists come from every ethnicity, nationality and religious tradition.[1][2] In 2012, U-T San Diego estimated U.S. practitioners at 1.2 million people, of whom 40% are living in Southern California.[3] In terms of percentage, Hawaii has the most Buddhists at 8% of the population due to its large Asian Americancommunity.[4]

The term American Buddhism can be used to describe Buddhism groups within the U.S, which are largely made up of converts.[5] This contrasts many Buddhist groups in Asia, which are largely made up of people who were born into the faith.[6]



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