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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Cults, Sects, and World Religions is arguably the most significant reference book on the subject to be published. Formerly titled Dictionary of Cults, Sects, Religions, and the Occult, it provides reliable information on the history and beliefs of nearly every form of religion active today. This extensively revised edition includes new topics, updated information, and a...

100,000 members was incorporated. There were approximately 300,000 Buddhists in America in 2000. A separate movement known as NICHIREN SHOSHU of America was formed, which proved to be attractive to many non-Asian Americans. Another modification of Buddhism that has had considerable influence in America and has received recognition as being a separate denomination is ZEN Buddhism. Branches of each of the movements exist in major cities across the United States. The breakdown of the Soviet Union and
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