Bridging the divide between "ethnic" and "Western" Buddhism

Dr. Lisa Kemmerer is a philosopher-activist dedicated to working against oppression, whether on behalf of the environment, nonhuman animals, or disempowered human beings. Her books include I

One of the curiosities of history is the lack of evidence of any image of the Buddha for approximately 400 years after his death.  The early academic consensus favored a period of defacto aniconism, a