What is the perspective of Hinduism as a religion to average Americans?
Most Americans (and many Hindus) don’t even understand what Hinduism is. Even the textbooks generally misrepresent it (court cases are pending in the US over this). The same goes for the average American’s understanding of what Buddhism actually does as opposed to what it claims. Until more books like Erik Curren’s “Buddha’s not Smiling: Uncovering Corruption at the Heart of Tibetan Buddhism Today” are widely read, this will probably continue.
