ATJ · @atriverside
42 followers · 340 posts · Server mastodon.socialFrom #Russia with Love, The untold story of how Tibetan Buddhism first came to #America, David Urubshurow, Tricycle, 2013.
"#Refugees from #Stalinism and unlikely beneficiaries of America’s early #ColdWar maneuverings, the Kalmyks transformed an unassuming town in the middle of #NewJersey into the epicenter for #TibetanBuddhism in the West."
#russia #america #refugees #stalinism #coldwar #newjersey #TibetanBuddhism #geshe #ngawangwangyal #kalmyk #tibetanresistance