Despite increasing attention from scholars, the study of American Buddhism still suffers from minimal statistical data at the national level. This report presents organizational-level information on 231 American Buddhist centers, drawn from a recent national survey. Results include information about the type of Buddhism practiced, congregational ethnicity and language, number, age and marital status of members, activities and outreach of the center, and evangelical goals. Combined these results illustrate the vast amount of diversity among Buddhist organizations in America.
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RESULTS 309 Diversity of Faith 309 Language and Ethnicity 311 Size of Organizations 312 Age and Marital Status 313 Services and Outreach 313 Evangelism 315 CONCLUSION 315 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 315 NOTES 315 APPENDIX 316 REFERENCES 317
