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Over the past century and a half, many observers have recognized a ‘two Buddhisms ’ dichotomy, framed in broad ethnic terms, that characterizes the Buddhist presence in the West. Two types of Buddhists pursue substantively different perspectives and practices of Buddhism — ethnic Asians born into a
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