Swedish Buddhist Community
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]
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 |
The community was founded on 1st 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]
Sources
- "Sveriges Buddhistiska gemenskap - Företagsinformation". www.allabolag.se. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- "Welcome to the Swedish Buddhist Cooperation Council - SBS". www.buddhism-sbs.se. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- "Swedish Buddhist Community (SBG)". European Buddhist Union. 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- "Om oss". Sveriges buddhistiska gemenskap (in Swedish). 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- "Andra religioner". Sjukhuskyrkan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- "SBG medlemmar". Sveriges buddhistiska gemenskap (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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