Buddhism in Venezuela
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Buddhism in Venezuelais practiced by very approximately 52,000 people (roughly 0.2% of the population) as of 2015.[1]The Buddhist community is made up mainly ofChinese,Japanese,andKoreans.
Most identify with theMahayanatradition, reflecting the religious heritage of their emigrant countries.
However, in the mid-1990sKeun-Tshen Goba(néEzequiel Hernandez Urdaneta), together withJigme Rinzen,and under the guidance ofChugai Keisho(German financier né Burkhard Brauch), also a former disciple ofChögyam Trungpafounded a meditation center using theShambhala Trainingmethod.
There are Buddhist centers inCaracas,Maracay,Mérida,Puerto Ordáz,San Felipe,andValencia.
See also
[edit]- Buddhism in Brazil
- Buddhism in Argentina
- Buddhism in Costa Rica
- Buddhism in Nicaragua
- Buddhism in Mexico
- Buddhism in Canada
- Buddhism in the United States
- Buddhism in Central America
- Buddhism by country
References
[edit]- ^Usarski, Frank; Shoji, Rafael (2014),"Buddhism in Venezuela",in Gooren, Henri P. P. (ed.),Encyclopedia of Latin American Religions,Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 1–3,doi:10.1007/978-3-319-08956-0_125-1,ISBN978-3-319-08956-0,archivedfrom the original on 2023-01-16,retrieved2022-12-16
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