Janet Liebman Jacobs

There is important study material and testimonies in this book. The stories of the various interviewees are touching and seem very true, and the author's analyzes are relevant.. There is, however, an important error. An erratum has been added by the author and publisher but it is not in the used books and in those online.

ERRATUM NOTICE
Please refer to Case 2. Kathy : a Buddhist Disciple. P. 26 ff.
In an attempt to protect the true identity of the participants in the various case studies in the text, pseudonyms were used to alter the names and places mentioned. An unfortunate choice has been made in the chapter entitled “Case 2. Kathy.”

Throughout Case 2 there is mention of a teacher who was referred to by the name “Karmapa” and/or the title “His Holiness.” Although the selection of this name and title as a pseudonym was not intended to refer to any specific or particular individual, unfortunately, this selection inadvertently and incorrectly draws attention to an actual Tibetan Buddhist Lama.

Indiana University Press and the author apologize for this mixup and state that : There is absolutely no intention in this choice of name and title to refer to His Holiness, the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, lineage holder of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.… (mere)