I have a colleague whose uncle is a monastic here: http://iumienbuddhalighttemple.org/Home.html
I did some checking and while they identify as "Mahayana" I don't see any other details on their tradition, or if they have their own tradition, what it most closely resembles.
I'm mostly just curious for no other reasons than idle curiosity about something I shouldn't care about and should spend this mental energy and time on my own practice instead
Iu Mien Buddhism - what tradition does it resemble?
Iu Mien Buddhism - what tradition does it resemble?
Right now, it's like this...
Re: Iu Mien Buddhism - what tradition does it resemble?
Clearly traditional Chinese Mahayana. It appears the temple is also a community hub for a small tribal group so you can expect some folk elements too.
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Re: Iu Mien Buddhism - what tradition does it resemble?
It seems to be just regular mainland East Asian Mahayana. Iu Mien is not the name of a Buddhist tradition but rather of the Sino-Vietnamese ethnic group that founded the temple. In Thailand they're called Yao.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iu_Mien_Americans
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iu_Mien_Americans
Yena yena hi maññanti,
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)