Buddhism in Sweden
Buddhism is a relatively small religion in Sweden. Most of the practicing Buddhists have various Asian (mostly Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese) heritage. The Swedish Buddhist Community currently has 24 Buddhist member organisations, collectively serving more than 11,000 registered individuals[1] but the number of Buddhists in Sweden is presumed to be considerably more.[2]
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 Helgö in Sweden dating from the Viking era.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "About SBC – Sveriges buddhistiska gemenskap" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (2018-03-13). "Statens stöd till trossamfund i ett mångreligiöst Sverige". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ Colm (December 28, 2013). "The Helgo Treasure: A Viking Age Buddha". Irish Archaeology. Archived from the original on December 15, 2016.
Further reading
[edit]- Fredriksson, Trudy (2013). Uppvaknandets vägar : från buddhistisk historia till nutidens utövning och gemenskapsliv Archived 2016-04-25 at the Wayback Machine. SST :s skriftserie; 2. Bromma: Nämnden för statligt stöd till trossamfund. Libris länk. 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 links
[edit]- Buddhism Today - Sweden: A growing interest in Buddhism
- Swedish Buddhist Community
- Sveriges Buddhistiska Samarbetsråd
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