Do Americans burn incense and worship Buddha?

There are about 3 million Buddhists in the United States, mostly Japanese immigrants and their descendants. But in the United States, the number of people influenced by Buddhism is far greater than that of Buddhists. Among them, there are 250,000 Orthodox Christians in Rilian, and the rest are Buddhists from Mahayana, Tibet and South China. There are more than 500 Buddhist organizations (including more than 40 national organizations), nearly 100 temples and thousands of Buddhist temples and meditation centers.

Buddhism has been introduced to the United States for more than one hundred years. /kloc-In the second half of the 0/9th century, Japan expanded to the Pacific region, and Buddhism entered the Hawaiian Islands with Japanese immigrants. Then it was introduced to San Francisco and other places. At the same time, Buddhism in China began to be introduced. Believers at that time were mainly Japanese, China and Asian expatriates. Theosophical Society 1875 was founded in new york, publishing books, giving lectures and promoting Buddhism. After the World Religious Congress was held in Chicago from 65438 to 0893, the American branch of Mahabodhi was founded. 1899 Japanese pure land Sect established a central temple in the United States. /kloc-From the end of 0/9 to the beginning of the 20th century, temples integrating Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism appeared in Chinatown in the United States for China immigrants to burn incense and worship. By the end of 1930s, Japan's Pure Land Sect, Pure Land Sect, Rilian Sect, Neo-Zen Sect, etc. A temple was established in America. Many big cities in the United States have monks and believers, and even whites participate in meditation. During World War II, the missionary activities of Japanese Buddhism in the United States were ordered to stop. 1945 years later, Japanese Buddhism developed on the west coast of the United States and Hawaii, and Buddhism in South Korea and Southeast Asian countries began to influence the United States. In the 1960s, Tibetan Buddhism established monasteries, charities and academic institutions in the United States. In order to adapt to American social habits, the architectural style, prayer form and activity content of Buddhist temples are gradually Americanized. The conference halls of some monasteries are bigger than the monasteries themselves, where young people can play basketball, hold banquets and watch movies. So most Americans don't burn incense to worship Buddha, but these Buddhists burn incense to worship Buddha!