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This invaluable volume provides a much-needed guide to Buddhist practice across cultures, geographic regions, and time periods. In-depth essays by prominent scholars of Buddhism explore regional forms of practice, the roles of relics and images, the relationship between Buddhism and the environment, healing practices, rituals, meditation practices, and monastic life. The section on emergent forms of Buddhist practice includes essays on sustainability, race, gender, sexuality, and internet-based practices and will be particularly useful to scholars and students of contemporary Buddhism. Each essay includes suggestions for further reading, so the collection as a whole will be an excellent starting point for those who want to delve more deeply into particular areas of Buddhist practice. Though the authors of these essays are experts, the essays are written in a clear, accessible style that will make them helpful to nonspecialists. Individual essays in this volume could easily be assigned to undergraduate or graduate classes on Buddhism or South Asian religion.Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and practioners; general readers.