The Buddhas Midwife Paul Carus And The Spread Of Buddhism In America

Between the Parliament of Religions which met in Chicago in 1893 at the time of the Columbian Exposition and World War I Asian religions and philosophies made a significant impact on the United States causing a profound change in thinking about them including their relevance to the present. More so than any other religion Buddhism became a crutch for those who in the final decades of the nineteenth century became disillusioned with Christianitys claim to superiority over all other faiths. Like s