Buddhism in Poland

Buddhism in Poland

, Buddhism has been able to develop further in the more tolerant atmosphere.

Today all of the principal schools of Buddhism, including Mahayana (Zen and Jodo Shinshu), and Tibetan Buddhism can be found in PolandFact|date=September 2008. Movements like the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order are also active in the countryFact|date=September 2008. Umbrella organizations like the Buddhist Mission ("Misja Buddyjska") and the Buddhist Union of Poland unite more than two dozen groups of Buddhists. The Vajrayana-centers of Lama Ole Nydahl are by far the most popular with over 50 groupsFact|date=September 2008.

In May 2000, the XIV. Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso opened a Buddhist department in the Pomeranian Library in SzczecinFact|date=September 2008.

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