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In 2001 Buddhism constituted 0.3% of the population of England, [14] which increased to 0.5% in 2011 census. [15] According to the 2011 census, there are 238,626 Buddhists in England.
Buddhism in the United Kingdom is the fifth-largest religious group in the United Kingdom. The 2021 United Kingdom census recorded just under 290,000 Buddhists, or about 0.4% of the total population, with the largest number of Buddhists residing in Greater London and South East England. [5]
Jōdo-shū (descended from Pure Land Buddhism) 1131–1212 Eisai: Rinzai Zen (descended from the Linji school) 1141–1215 Shinran: Jōdo Shinshū (descended from Jōdo-shū) 1173–1263 Dōgen: Sōtō Zen (descended from the Caodong school) 1200–1253 Haji Bektash Veli: Bektashi Order of Sufism: 1209–1271 Nichiren: Nichiren Buddhism: 1222 ...
In Sri Lanka, the Mahāvaṁsa, which tells the history of Buddhism on the island, was used to provide a mythic authority for the civil war against the Tamil Tigers. This text tells the tale of the revered King Duṭṭhagaminī who expelled the Tamil invaders and felt remorse for killing, a violation of the most fundamental Buddhist precept ...
A History of Religion in Britain: Practice and Belief from Pre-Roman Times to the Present (1994) 608pp excerpt and text search; Hastings, Adrian. A History of English Christianity: 1920–1985 (1986) 720pp a major scholarly survey; Hylson-Smith, Kenneth. The churches in England from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II (1996). Marienberg, Evyatar.
Throughout the history of Buddhism, Buddhists have also venerated and relied on numerous other supranormal beings or spirits. One important class of beings are the yakṣas , nature-spirits, usually benevolent, who are caretakers of the natural treasures hidden in the earth and tree roots. [ 24 ]
Jamyang London Buddhist Centre (FPMT/Tibetan); Kaygu Samye Dzong London, Bermondsey (Tibetan); London Buddhist Centre (Triratna); London Buddhist Vihara (Sri Lankan); London Fo Guang Shan Temple, Marylebone (Chinese)
This is a list of notable Buddhists, encompassing all the major branches of the religion (i.e. in Buddhism), and including interdenominational and eclectic Buddhist practitioners. This list includes both formal teachers of Buddhism, and people notable in other areas who are publicly Buddhist or who have espoused Buddhism.