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Figure from:Visible and Invisible: The Politics of Representation in Buddhist America

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Elite Buddhism: Transmission via [mport level of society can start an Import Buddhist group Not surprisingly, in Buddhist groups as in othe voluntary associations, like attracts like. Thus the class status of the founder is largely self-per petuating.

Figure 2 Elite Buddhism: Transmission via [mport level of society can start an Import Buddhist group Not surprisingly, in Buddhist groups as in othe voluntary associations, like attracts like. Thus the class status of the founder is largely self-per petuating.

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