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Theravada Buddhism places significant emphasis on self-awareness and self-transformation. Practitioners are encouraged to explore the nature of the self , impermanence , and the nature of suffering . These teachings have inspired individuals in modern society to embark on journeys of self-discovery, self-improvement, and personal growth.
This list of Buddhism by country shows the distribution of the Buddhist religion, practiced by about 535 million people as of the 2010s, [1] [2] representing 7% to 8% of the world's total population. It also includes other entities such as some territories. Buddhism is the State religion in four countries — Cambodia, Myanmar, Bhutan and Sri ...
It is considered to be the oldest and largest Theravada Buddhist center in Europe and has been declared a National Heritage site. The main building of Das Buddhistische Haus was designed by the architect Max Meyer for Dr. Paul Dahlke , a German physician who had undertaken a number of trips to Ceylon prior to World War I and became a Buddhist.
Buddhism in Italy is the third most spread religion, next to Christianity and Islam. In the country there are 358,000 Buddhists , that is to say the 0.6% of the total population. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
A few of the significant events were the foundation of London’s Buddhist Society in 1924 and the Theravada London Buddhist Vihara in Chiswick in 1926. Anagarika Dharmapala (1864-1933), the founder of the Mahā Bodhi Society in 1891, was instrumental in presenting Buddhism as a living monastic tradition to the UK. [ 3 ]
Some scholars, [8] particularly François Bizot, [18] have used the term Tantric Theravada to refer to certain practices found particularly in Cambodia. Theravāda the Buddhism of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and parts of Vietnam, China, India, and Malaysia.
Das Buddhistische Haus (English: Berlin Buddhist Vihara, literally the Buddhist house) is a Theravada Buddhist temple complex in Frohnau, Berlin, Germany. It is considered to be the oldest and largest Theravada Buddhist center in Europe and has been declared a National Heritage site.
Buddhism has influenced Greek literary tradition to some extent, as evident in the works of Nikos Kazantzakis. [3] There are many Buddhist centers in Greece, four centers founded by the Diamond Way and other centers in cities such as Athens , Thessaloniki , Sparta and Rhodes .