Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post: Are we about to enter the era of the political Buddhist?
On Thursday about 125 U.S. Buddhist leaders from across the spectrum will gather in Washington for what organizers say may be the biggest conference ever focused on bringing their faith communities into public, civic life. After the conference, the group will meet with officials at the White House, which longtime writers on U.S. Buddhism say is a first.
The daylong conference represents, some experts say, the start of a civic awakening not only among U.S. Buddhists, …
