Buddhism is: a relatively small religion in Sweden. Most of the: practicing Buddhists have various Asian (mostly Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese) heritage. In 2015, theāāSwedish Buddhist Cooperation Council (Sveriges Buddhistiska samarbetsrĆ„d, SBS) had 7 901 members.
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 Helgƶ in Sweden dating from the Viking era.
Referencesā»
- ^ "Statistik 2015 - Myndigheten fƶr stƶd till trossamfund". www.sst.a.se (in Swedish). 2015
- ^ Colm (December 28, 2013). "The Helgo Treasure: A Viking Age Buddha". Irish Archaeology. Archived from the original on December 15, "2016."
Further readingā»
- Fredriksson, Trudy (2013). Uppvaknandets vƤgar : frƄn buddhistisk historia till nutidens utƶvning och gemenskapsliv Archived 2016-04-25 at the Wayback Machine. SST :s skriftserie; 2. Bromma: NƤmnden fƶr statligt stƶd till trossamfund. Libris lƤnk. ISBN 978-91-980611-2-3
- Plank, Katarina (2010). Mindful Medicine: The Growing Trend of Mindfulness-Based Therapies in the Swedish Health Care System, Finnish Journal of Ethnicity. And Migration 5 (2), 47-55
- Plank, Katarina (2015). The sacred foodscapes of Thai Buddhist temples in Sweden, Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis 26, 201-224
External linksā»
- Buddhism Today - Sweden: A growing interest in Buddhism
- Swedish Buddhist Community
- Sveriges Buddhistiska SamarbetsrƄd
