Advance into the Americas proved to be Jaunt into Daunt. In the Past, Devout Buddhist Indians had succeeded in introducing both Buddhism and Zen with RELATIVE `eez`. The Pantheon of Hindu Gods enabled and Promoted Acceptance by Locals, in that Buddhism was able to Modify and then Codify EXISTING Deities with somewhat surprising Candor . Here it was where Buddhist Bodhisattvas could be 'seen' WITHIN the Local Divinities thus `lubricating` the Introduction which then assisted Recognition and Identification.
This 'This' was NOT the Case when Zen Masters landed in America. Christianity and its somewhat 'bastard' Sister, Protestantism, had a "Strangle-hold" on the Hearts and Minds of the VAST majority of the Populace, indeed, the Puritans "came to" the America with but ONE Agenda, to Live in a Peace where they would NOT be Persecuted by Govern-MENTAL `Heavies`.
Decades on the Reliance of a Christian God can be seen as ADDICTIVE in both Nature and Form. Within THAT Contextual Condition, Americans not only had no NEED for Foreign `Intervention` their Addiction BLINDED them to the Truths of Buddhism and Its Management of Misery and Suffering.
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