Editorial Reviews 
Book Description  
In Luminous Passage a well-known Buddhologist and longtime observer of Buddhism in the United States presents the first comprehensive scholarly study of American Buddhism in nearly two decades. Charles S. Prebish revisits the expanding frontier of the fastest growing religion in North America and describes its historical development, its diversity, and the significance of this ancient tradition at century's end. More than anything else, this is a book about American Buddhist communities... 

About the Author  
Charles S. Prebish is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Pennsylvania State University and author and editor of numerous works, including Buddhist Monastic Discipline (1975), American Buddhism (1979), and A Survey of Vinaya Literature (1994). He is coeditor of The Faces of Buddhism in America (California, 1998) and also coeditor of the electronic Journal of Buddhist Ethics.