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<blockquote data-quote="Windows2k" data-source="post: 7540091" data-attributes="member: 281720">Buddhism in Ukraine has existed since the 19th and 20th&nbsp; century, after immigration from countries with Buddhist populations,&nbsp; mainly North Vietnam&nbsp; and Korea under&nbsp; Communist period. Although sources are not readily available, Buddhists&nbsp; are believed to constitute 0.1% of the total population in Ukraine.t is estimated that in the Middle East around 900,000 people, perhaps&nbsp; more, profess Buddhism as their religion. Buddhist adherents make&nbsp; up just over 0.3% of the total population of the Middle East. Many of&nbsp; these Buddhists are workers who have migrated from Asia to the Middle&nbsp; East in the last 20 years, many from countries that have large Buddhist&nbsp; populations, such as China, Vietnam, Thailand,&nbsp; Sri&nbsp; Lanka, Nepal&nbsp; and Bhutan.&nbsp; A small number of engineers, company directors, and managers from Japan, Taiwan, Hong&nbsp; Kong, Singapore, and South&nbsp; Korea have also moved to the Middle East.Buddhism in SwitzerlandAccording to the 2000 census of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" target="_blank">Switzerland</a>,&nbsp; 21,305 Swiss residents (0.29% of the total population) self-identified&nbsp; as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism" target="_blank">Buddhists</a>.&nbsp; About a third of them were born in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand" target="_blank">Thailand</a>.Buddhism in Sweden&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Jump to:<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Sweden#head" target="_blank">navigation</a>,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Sweden#p-search" target="_blank">search</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chulalongkorns_paviljong.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Chulalongkorns_paviljong.jpg/100px-Chulalongkorns_paviljong.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chulalongkorns_paviljong.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>&nbsp;The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Chulalongkorn_Memorial_Building" target="_blank">Thai pavilion</a> in&nbsp; Jämtland&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Buddhism is a relatively small religion in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden" target="_blank">Sweden</a>.&nbsp; Most of the practicing Buddhists have various Asian (mostly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_people" target="_blank">Thai</a>,&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Chinese" target="_blank">Chinese</a>&nbsp; and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_people" target="_blank">Vietnamese</a>) heritage. There are current&nbsp; plans of constructing a Buddhist Temple in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrika" target="_blank">Fredrika</a>,&nbsp; a small town in the north part of Sweden. This Thai-style temple will&nbsp; be the biggest Buddhist temple in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" target="_blank">Europe</a>&nbsp; when finished. In addition to this there is a Thai pavilion in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A4mtland" target="_blank">Jämtland</a>,&nbsp; a region in central Sweden.Buddhism in Slovakia&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Jump to:<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Slovakia#head" target="_blank">navigation</a>,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Slovakia#p-search" target="_blank">search</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism" target="_blank">Buddhism</a>&nbsp; is not officially recognized as a religion in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia" target="_blank">Slovakia</a>.&nbsp; The 2001 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census" target="_blank">census</a>&nbsp; findings included Buddhism under &quot;other religions, &quot; so the total&nbsp; number of Buddhists is not known.&nbsp;Various Buddhist schools, including all three traditional vehicles (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theravada" target="_blank">Theravada</a>,&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahayana" target="_blank">Mahayana</a>&nbsp; and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajrayana" target="_blank">Vajrayana</a>),&nbsp; are active as either informal groups or civil associations. Theravada&nbsp; is represented by groups of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipassana" target="_blank">vipassana</a> practitioners. Several <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen" target="_blank">Zen</a> schools,&nbsp; including disciples of Roshi Kaizen and the Korean Kwan Um School,&nbsp; represent the Mahayana. Vajrayana schools include <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyingma" target="_blank">Nyingma</a>&nbsp; practitioners following Namkai Norbu Rinpoche. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Way" target="_blank">Diamond Way</a> organisation founded and directed by&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Nydahl" target="_blank">Ole&nbsp; Nydahl</a> is also active in Slovakia.Buddhism in Russia&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Jump to:<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Russia#head" target="_blank">navigation</a>,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Russia#p-search" target="_blank">search</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ivolga_monastery.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ea/Ivolga_monastery.jpg/300px-Ivolga_monastery.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ivolga_monastery.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivolga_monastery" target="_blank">Ivolga monastery</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Historically, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism" target="_blank">Buddhism</a> was incorporated into Russian lands&nbsp; as early as the late <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century" target="_blank">15th&nbsp; century</a>, when Russian explorers travelled to and settled in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia" target="_blank">Siberia</a>&nbsp; and what is now the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Far_East" target="_blank">Russian Far East</a>. It is also believed that Indian King <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka" target="_blank">Ashoka</a> had&nbsp; sent monks to spread <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism" target="_blank">Buddhism</a> all over the world including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia" target="_blank">Siberia</a>.Buddhism in Poland&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Jump to:<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Poland#head" target="_blank">navigation</a>,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Poland#p-search" target="_blank">search</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; This article does not <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" target="_blank">cite</a> any <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" target="_blank">references or sources</a>.Please help <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buddhism_in_Poland&amp;action=edit" target="_blank">improve this article</a> by adding&nbsp; citations to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" target="_blank">reliable sources</a>.&nbsp; Unsourced material may be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Citation_needed" target="_blank">challenged</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" target="_blank">removed</a>. (September 2008)&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stupa_Kuchary_Poland_%28Piotr_Kuczynski%29.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Stupa_Kuchary_Poland_%28Piotr_Kuczynski%29.jpg/240px-Stupa_Kuchary_Poland_%28Piotr_Kuczynski%29.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stupa_Kuchary_Poland_%28Piotr_Kuczynski%29.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>&nbsp;Stupa in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuchary" target="_blank">Kuchary</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The roots of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism" target="_blank">Buddhism</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland" target="_blank">Poland</a>&nbsp; can be found in the early 20th century in the nation's connections to&nbsp; the origin countries of the religion, like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam" target="_blank">Vietnam</a>,&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a>,&nbsp; and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea" target="_blank">Korea</a>.&nbsp; After <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" target="_blank">World War II</a>, primarily expatriate Poles joined various&nbsp; Buddhist groups and organizations. Since the breakdown of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Bloc" target="_blank">Eastern&nbsp; Bloc</a>, Buddhism has been able to develop further in the more&nbsp; tolerant atmosphere.&nbsp;Today all of the principal schools of Buddhism, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahayana" target="_blank">Mahayana</a>&nbsp; (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen" target="_blank">Zen</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodo_Shinshu" target="_blank">Jodo Shinshu</a>), and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_Buddhism" target="_blank">Tibetan Buddhism</a> can be found in Poland[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" target="_blank">citation needed</a>].&nbsp; Movements like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_of_the_Western_Buddhist_Order" target="_blank">Friends of the Western&nbsp; Buddhist Order</a> are also active in the country[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" target="_blank">citation needed</a>].&nbsp; Umbrella organizations like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_mission" target="_blank">Buddhist mission</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Misja_Buddyjska&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" target="_blank">Misja&nbsp; Buddyjska</a>) and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buddhist_Union_of_Poland&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" target="_blank">Buddhist&nbsp; Union of Poland</a> unite more than two dozen groups of Buddhists. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Way" target="_blank">Diamond Way</a> centres founded and directed by of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Nydahl" target="_blank">Ole&nbsp; Nydahl</a> are also active in Poland.&nbsp;In May 2000, the XIV. Dalai Lama <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenzin_Gyatso" target="_blank">Tenzin Gyatso</a> opened a Buddhist department in&nbsp; the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pomeranian_Library&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" target="_blank">Pomeranian&nbsp; Library</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szczecin" target="_blank">Szczecin</a>[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" target="_blank">citation needed</a>].Buddhism in Norway&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Jump to:<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Norway#head" target="_blank">navigation</a>,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Norway#p-search" target="_blank">search</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Buddhisttempel_L%C3%B8venstad.JPG" target="_blank"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Buddhisttempel_L%C3%B8venstad.JPG/275px-Buddhisttempel_L%C3%B8venstad.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Buddhisttempel_L%C3%B8venstad.JPG" target="_blank"><img src="http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>&nbsp;The Vietnamese &quot;Khuông Việt&quot; pagoda at Løvenstad near <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo" target="_blank">Oslo</a>, the only&nbsp; of its kind in Norway.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism" target="_blank">Buddhism</a>&nbsp; in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway" target="_blank">Norway</a>&nbsp; has existed since the beginning of the 1970s, after immigration from&nbsp; countries with Buddhist populations, mainly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam" target="_blank">Vietnam</a>.&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhistforbundet" target="_blank">Buddhistforbundet</a> (The&nbsp; Buddhist Federation) in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway" target="_blank">Norway</a> was&nbsp; established as a religious society in 1979 by two Buddhist groups (Rinzai&nbsp; Zen Senter and Karma Tashi Ling buddhistsenter) who wanted&nbsp; to create a common organization to preserve issues of common interest.&nbsp; Today, there are 20 thousand (over 0.4% of the total population)&nbsp; registered Buddhists in Norway.<a href="http://www.norway.lk/policy/Buddhism+in+Norway/Buddhism+in+Norway.htm" target="_blank">[1]</a>Buddhism in the Netherlands&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Jump to:<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_the_Netherlands#head" target="_blank">navigation</a>,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_the_Netherlands#p-search" target="_blank">search</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism" target="_blank">Buddhism</a>&nbsp; is a small minority <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_Netherlands" target="_blank">religion</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Netherlands" target="_blank">The Netherlands</a>, but it has shown&nbsp; rapid growth in recent years. As of the 2009 estimate, 250,000 <a href="http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/4006094/__Nederland_boeddhaseert__.html?p=10,2" target="_blank">[1]</a> Dutch people&nbsp; identified their religion as Buddhist (about 1.56% <a href="http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/4006094/__Nederland_boeddhaseert__.html?p=10,2" target="_blank">[2]</a> of the total&nbsp; population).Buddhism in Lithuania&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Jump to:<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Lithuania#head" target="_blank">navigation</a>,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Lithuania#p-search" target="_blank">search</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The roots of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism" target="_blank">Buddhism</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania" target="_blank">Lithuania</a>&nbsp; can be found in the 20th century, although the time of its first&nbsp; introduction there remains unknown. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_Buddhism" target="_blank">Zen Buddhism</a> practiced in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania" target="_blank">Lithuania</a>&nbsp; today originates in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea" target="_blank">Korea</a>. There are a few active communities across the&nbsp; country including ones in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius" target="_blank">Vilnius</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaunas" target="_blank">Kaunas</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaip%C4%97da" target="_blank">Klaipėda</a>,&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0iauliai" target="_blank">Šiauliai</a>,&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panev%C4%97%C5%BEys" target="_blank">Panevėžys</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0akiai" target="_blank">Šakiai</a>.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Windows2k, post: 7540091, member: 281720"] [B]Buddhism[/B] in [B]Ukraine[/B] has existed since the 19th and 20th century, after immigration from countries with Buddhist populations, mainly North Vietnam and Korea under Communist period. Although sources are not readily available, Buddhists are believed to constitute 0.1% of the total population in Ukraine. t is estimated that in the Middle East around 900,000 people, perhaps more, profess Buddhism as their religion. Buddhist adherents make up just over 0.3% of the total population of the Middle East. Many of these Buddhists are workers who have migrated from Asia to the Middle East in the last 20 years, many from countries that have large Buddhist populations, such as China, Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan. A small number of engineers, company directors, and managers from Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea have also moved to the Middle East. [B]Buddhism in Switzerland[/B] According to the 2000 census of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland"]Switzerland[/URL], 21,305 Swiss residents (0.29% of the total population) self-identified as [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism"]Buddhists[/URL]. About a third of them were born in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand"]Thailand[/URL]. [B]Buddhism in Sweden[/B] [B]From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/B] Jump to:[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Sweden#head"]navigation[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Sweden#p-search"]search[/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chulalongkorns_paviljong.jpg"][IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Chulalongkorns_paviljong.jpg/100px-Chulalongkorns_paviljong.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chulalongkorns_paviljong.jpg"][IMG]http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png[/IMG][/URL] The [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Chulalongkorn_Memorial_Building"]Thai pavilion[/URL] in Jämtland [B]Buddhism[/B] is a relatively small religion in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden"]Sweden[/URL]. Most of the practicing Buddhists have various Asian (mostly [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_people"]Thai[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Chinese"]Chinese[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_people"]Vietnamese[/URL]) heritage. There are current plans of constructing a Buddhist Temple in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredrika"]Fredrika[/URL], a small town in the north part of Sweden. This Thai-style temple will be the biggest Buddhist temple in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe"]Europe[/URL] when finished. In addition to this there is a Thai pavilion in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A4mtland"]Jämtland[/URL], a region in central Sweden. [B]Buddhism in Slovakia[/B] [B]From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/B] Jump to:[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Slovakia#head"]navigation[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Slovakia#p-search"]search[/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism"]Buddhism[/URL] is not officially recognized as a religion in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia"]Slovakia[/URL]. The 2001 [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census"]census[/URL] findings included Buddhism under "other religions, " so the total number of Buddhists is not known. Various Buddhist schools, including all three traditional vehicles ([URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theravada"]Theravada[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahayana"]Mahayana[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajrayana"]Vajrayana[/URL]), are active as either informal groups or civil associations. Theravada is represented by groups of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipassana"]vipassana[/URL] practitioners. Several [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen"]Zen[/URL] schools, including disciples of Roshi Kaizen and the Korean Kwan Um School, represent the Mahayana. Vajrayana schools include [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyingma"]Nyingma[/URL] practitioners following Namkai Norbu Rinpoche. The [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Way"]Diamond Way[/URL] organisation founded and directed by [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Nydahl"]Ole Nydahl[/URL] is also active in Slovakia. [B]Buddhism in Russia[/B] [B]From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/B] Jump to:[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Russia#head"]navigation[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Russia#p-search"]search[/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ivolga_monastery.jpg"][IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ea/Ivolga_monastery.jpg/300px-Ivolga_monastery.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ivolga_monastery.jpg"][IMG]http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivolga_monastery"]Ivolga monastery[/URL]. Historically, [B][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism"]Buddhism[/URL][/B] was incorporated into [B]Russian lands[/B] as early as the late [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century"]15th century[/URL], when Russian explorers travelled to and settled in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia"]Siberia[/URL] and what is now the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Far_East"]Russian Far East[/URL]. It is also believed that Indian King [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka"]Ashoka[/URL] had sent monks to spread [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism"]Buddhism[/URL] all over the world including [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia"]Siberia[/URL]. [B]Buddhism in Poland[/B] [B]From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/B] Jump to:[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Poland#head"]navigation[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Poland#p-search"]search[/URL] [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png[/IMG] This article [B]does not [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources"]cite[/URL] any [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability"]references or sources[/URL][/B]. Please help [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buddhism_in_Poland&action=edit"]improve this article[/URL] by adding citations to [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources"]reliable sources[/URL]. Unsourced material may be [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Citation_needed"]challenged[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence"]removed[/URL]. [I](September 2008)[/I] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stupa_Kuchary_Poland_%28Piotr_Kuczynski%29.jpg"][IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Stupa_Kuchary_Poland_%28Piotr_Kuczynski%29.jpg/240px-Stupa_Kuchary_Poland_%28Piotr_Kuczynski%29.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stupa_Kuchary_Poland_%28Piotr_Kuczynski%29.jpg"][IMG]http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png[/IMG][/URL] Stupa in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuchary"]Kuchary[/URL] The roots of [B][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism"]Buddhism[/URL] in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland"]Poland[/URL][/B] can be found in the early 20th century in the nation's connections to the origin countries of the religion, like [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China"]China[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam"]Vietnam[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan"]Japan[/URL], and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea"]Korea[/URL]. After [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II"]World War II[/URL], primarily expatriate Poles joined various Buddhist groups and organizations. Since the breakdown of the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Bloc"]Eastern Bloc[/URL], Buddhism has been able to develop further in the more tolerant atmosphere. Today all of the principal schools of Buddhism, including [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahayana"]Mahayana[/URL] ([URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen"]Zen[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodo_Shinshu"]Jodo Shinshu[/URL]), and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_Buddhism"]Tibetan Buddhism[/URL] can be found in Poland[[I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"]citation needed[/URL][/I]]. Movements like the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_of_the_Western_Buddhist_Order"]Friends of the Western Buddhist Order[/URL] are also active in the country[[I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"]citation needed[/URL][/I]]. Umbrella organizations like the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_mission"]Buddhist mission[/URL] ([I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Misja_Buddyjska&action=edit&redlink=1"]Misja Buddyjska[/URL][/I]) and the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buddhist_Union_of_Poland&action=edit&redlink=1"]Buddhist Union of Poland[/URL] unite more than two dozen groups of Buddhists. The [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Way"]Diamond Way[/URL] centres founded and directed by of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ole_Nydahl"]Ole Nydahl[/URL] are also active in Poland. In May 2000, the XIV. Dalai Lama [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenzin_Gyatso"]Tenzin Gyatso[/URL] opened a Buddhist department in the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pomeranian_Library&action=edit&redlink=1"]Pomeranian Library[/URL] in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szczecin"]Szczecin[/URL][[I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"]citation needed[/URL][/I]]. [B]Buddhism in Norway[/B] [B]From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/B] Jump to:[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Norway#head"]navigation[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Norway#p-search"]search[/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Buddhisttempel_L%C3%B8venstad.JPG"][IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Buddhisttempel_L%C3%B8venstad.JPG/275px-Buddhisttempel_L%C3%B8venstad.JPG[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Buddhisttempel_L%C3%B8venstad.JPG"][IMG]http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png[/IMG][/URL] The Vietnamese "Khuông Việt" pagoda at Løvenstad near [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo"]Oslo[/URL], the only of its kind in Norway. [B][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism"]Buddhism[/URL] in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway"]Norway[/URL][/B] has existed since the beginning of the 1970s, after immigration from countries with Buddhist populations, mainly [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam"]Vietnam[/URL]. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhistforbundet"]Buddhistforbundet[/URL] ([I]The Buddhist Federation[/I]) in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway"]Norway[/URL] was established as a religious society in 1979 by two Buddhist groups ([I]Rinzai Zen Senter[/I] and [I]Karma Tashi Ling buddhistsenter[/I]) who wanted to create a common organization to preserve issues of common interest. Today, there are 20 thousand (over 0.4% of the total population) registered Buddhists in Norway.[URL="http://www.norway.lk/policy/Buddhism+in+Norway/Buddhism+in+Norway.htm"][1][/URL] [B]Buddhism in the Netherlands[/B] [B]From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/B] Jump to:[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_the_Netherlands#head"]navigation[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_the_Netherlands#p-search"]search[/URL] [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism"]Buddhism[/URL] is a small minority [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_Netherlands"]religion[/URL] in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Netherlands"]The Netherlands[/URL], but it has shown rapid growth in recent years. As of the 2009 estimate, 250,000 [URL="http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/4006094/__Nederland_boeddhaseert__.html?p=10,2"][1][/URL] Dutch people identified their religion as Buddhist (about 1.56% [URL="http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/4006094/__Nederland_boeddhaseert__.html?p=10,2"][2][/URL] of the total population). [B]Buddhism in Lithuania[/B] [B]From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/B] Jump to:[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Lithuania#head"]navigation[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_Lithuania#p-search"]search[/URL] The roots of [B][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism"]Buddhism[/URL][/B] in [B][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania"]Lithuania[/URL][/B] can be found in the 20th century, although the time of its first introduction there remains unknown. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_Buddhism"]Zen Buddhism[/URL] practiced in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania"]Lithuania[/URL] today originates in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea"]Korea[/URL]. There are a few active communities across the country including ones in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius"]Vilnius[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaunas"]Kaunas[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaip%C4%97da"]Klaipėda[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0iauliai"]Šiauliai[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panev%C4%97%C5%BEys"]Panevėžys[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0akiai"]Šakiai[/URL]. [/QUOTE]

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