Buddhism_in_Sweden

Buddhism in Sweden

Buddhism in Sweden

Overview of the role of Buddhism in Sweden

Buddhism is a relatively small religion in Sweden. Most of the practicing Buddhists have various Asian (mostly Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese) heritage. In 2015, the Swedish Buddhist Cooperation Council (Sveriges Buddhistiska samarbetsråd, SBS) had 7 901 members.[1]

Buddharama Temple in Torsby, Värmdö Municipality

A Buddhist Temple was planned for Fredrika, a small town in the north part of Sweden. This Thai-style temple would be the biggest Buddhist temple in Europe when finished.

A 500s AD Kashmir Indian made Buddha statue made of bronze was found at Helgö in Sweden dating from the Viking era.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Statistik 2015 - Myndigheten för stöd till trossamfund". www.sst.a.se (in Swedish). 2015
  2. [2]
    Colm (December 28, 2013). "The Helgo Treasure: A Viking Age Buddha". Irish Archaeology. Archived from the original on December 15, 2016.

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