American Buddhism on the rise | csmonitor.com

American Buddhism on the rise | csmonitor.com: "Though the religion born in India has been in the US since the 19th century, the number of adherents rose by 170 percent between 1990 and 2000, according to the American Religious Identity Survey. An ARIS estimate puts the total in 2004 at 1.5 million, while others have estimated twice that. 'The 1.5 million is a low reasonable number,' says Richard Seager, author of 'Buddhism in America.'"