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. In 2015, the Swedish Buddhist Cooperation Council (Sveriges Buddhistiska samarbetsråd, SBS) had 7 901 members.[1]
Buddharama Temple in Torsby, Värmdö Municipality
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.[2]
References
- "Statistik 2015 - Myndigheten för stöd till trossamfund". www.sst.a.se (in Swedish). 2015
- Colm (December 28, 2013). "The Helgo Treasure: A Viking Age Buddha". Irish Archaeology.
Further reading
- Fredriksson, Trudy (2013). Uppvaknandets vägar : från buddhistisk historia till nutidens utövning och gemenskapsliv. 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
- Buddhism Today - Sweden: A growing interest in Buddhism
- Swedish Buddhist Community
- Sveriges Buddhistiska Samarbetsråd
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