Sveriges buddhistiska gemenskap | |
Formation | 2019 |
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Legal status | registered congregation |
Location | |
Membership | 22 member organisations |
Chairperson | Trudy Fredriksson |
Website | https://www.sverigesbuddhister.se |
Formerly called | Swedish Buddhist Cooperation Council |
Swedish Buddhist Community ( Swedish Svenska buddhistiska gemenskap) is the national umbrella organisation for different Buddhist associations and congregations that are registered in Sweden. It has been a registered congregation since 2019. [1]
The community was founded on 1 January 2019 as the successor of Swedish Buddhist Cooperation Council. [2] It is a member of the European Buddhist Union. [3]
Its current chairperson is Trudy Fredriksson. [4]
SBC works together with the Swedish hospital church (Swedish Sjukhuskyrkan) to provide spiritual help for those hospital patients who identify as Buddhists. [5]
The community consists of 22 member organisations that represent all three major branches of Buddhism ( Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana). [6]
Sveriges buddhistiska gemenskap | |
Formation | 2019 |
---|---|
Legal status | registered congregation |
Location | |
Membership | 22 member organisations |
Chairperson | Trudy Fredriksson |
Website | https://www.sverigesbuddhister.se |
Formerly called | Swedish Buddhist Cooperation Council |
Swedish Buddhist Community ( Swedish Svenska buddhistiska gemenskap) is the national umbrella organisation for different Buddhist associations and congregations that are registered in Sweden. It has been a registered congregation since 2019. [1]
The community was founded on 1 January 2019 as the successor of Swedish Buddhist Cooperation Council. [2] It is a member of the European Buddhist Union. [3]
Its current chairperson is Trudy Fredriksson. [4]
SBC works together with the Swedish hospital church (Swedish Sjukhuskyrkan) to provide spiritual help for those hospital patients who identify as Buddhists. [5]
The community consists of 22 member organisations that represent all three major branches of Buddhism ( Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana). [6]