On wonder what people's thoughts are on how meditation is being appropriate similar to yoga was previously in America?
Maybe one of my two favorite academic books on Buddhism: The Other Side of Zen: A Social History of Sōtō Zen, Buddhism in Tokugawa Japan
Really interesting Tibetan Buddhist teacher in SW America, was in imprisoned for 20ish years fighting for the dharma, practicing everyday
I visited Renshou dafo, China's first Buddhist bust from the Tang dynasty, 300 years older then the better known Leshan dafo.
Random thought: temples in China felt seriously nice even if someone touristy in big cities compared to Taiwanese mega temples in the US. IDK why.
