Many Petals of the Lotus: Five Asian Buddhist Communities in Toronto Cathy Ciaramitaro THE LEAN MACHINE

THE LEAN MACHINE

Ultimately

and much more

her family will not permit a full post-mortem autopsy

As their lives separate and diverge

Many Petals of the Lotus: Five Asian Buddhist Communities in Toronto Cathy Ciaramitaro THE LEAN MACHINEToronto sustains a remarkable variety of distinct Buddhist communities. Over sixty Buddhist temples and associations represent a diversity of ethnic, national, and linguistic identities. Here, for the first time, is a rigorous, richly detailed, comparative examination of several groups within five Asian Buddhist communities: Japanese Canadian, Tibetan, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Chinese. With an intimate knowledge of her subject matter, McLellan