Introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. The editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to monks and nuns, readers will encounter artists, psychologists, social workers, healers, and librarians as well as charlatans, hucksters, profiteers, and rabble-rousers.

Jeffrey Samuels (Editor)
>Justin Thomas McDaniel (Editor)
>Mark Michael Rowe (Editor)
Mark Michael Rowe is associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University.