Buddhism In The West
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Buddhism in the West broadly encompasses the knowledge and practice of Buddhism outside of Asia.
Occasional intersections between Western civilization and the Buddhist world have been occurring for thousands of years. With the rise of European colonization of Buddhist countries in Asia during the 19th century detailed knowledge of Buddhism became available to large numbers of people in the West, as a result of accompanying scholarly endeavours.
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