Buddhism in the United Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (82)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhism by country
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:firstSignificantPresence 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Buddhism in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:language gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Pali
gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Thai
gptkb:Tibetan
gptkb:Sinhala
Burmese
English
Japanese
Vietnamese
gptkbp:notableCommunity gptkb:Thai_Forest_Tradition
gptkb:Zen_Buddhism
gptkb:Samye_Ling_Monastery
gptkb:Pure_Land_Buddhism
gptkb:Fo_Guang_Shan
gptkb:Soka_Gakkai_International
gptkb:Triratna_Buddhist_Community
gptkb:Japanese_Buddhist_community
gptkb:London_Buddhist_Vihara
Tibetan Buddhism
Burmese Buddhist community
Chinese Buddhist community
Sri Lankan Buddhist community
Tibetan Buddhist community
Vietnamese Buddhist community
gptkbp:notableEvent Amaravati Monastery founded 1984
First Buddhist Society founded 1924
London Buddhist Vihara established 1926
Samye Ling Monastery founded 1967
Triratna Buddhist Community founded 1967
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Roshi_Joan_Halifax
gptkb:Ajahn_Sumedho
gptkb:Tenzin_Gyatso
gptkb:Sangharakshita
gptkb:Lama_Yeshe_Losal_Rinpoche
gptkb:Christmas_Humphreys
gptkb:Stephen_Batchelor
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Samye_Ling_Monastery
gptkb:Amaravati_Buddhist_Monastery
gptkb:Chithurst_Buddhist_Monastery
gptkb:London_Buddhist_Centre
gptkb:London_Buddhist_Vihara
gptkb:London_Fo_Guang_Shan_Temple
gptkb:Pure_Land_Buddhist_Centre
gptkb:Shobo-an_Zen_Centre
gptkb:Soka_Gakkai_International_UK_Centre
gptkb:Wat_Buddhapadipa
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Buddhism_Now_(magazine)
gptkb:The_Middle_Way_(journal)
Amaravati Monastery publications
Buddhist Society publications
Samye Ling publications
Triratna Buddhist Community publications
gptkbp:numberOfBuddhists2001 151,816
gptkbp:numberOfBuddhists2011 247,743
gptkbp:numberOfBuddhists2021 273,000
gptkbp:population ~0.4%
gptkbp:populationCensusYear 2021
gptkbp:populationEstimate ~250,000
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Samye_Ling_Monastery
gptkb:Amaravati_Buddhist_Monastery
gptkb:Chithurst_Buddhist_Monastery
gptkb:Triratna_Buddhist_Community
gptkb:Buddhist_Healthcare_Chaplaincy_Trust
gptkb:Buddhist_Prison_Chaplaincy_Organisation
gptkb:London_Buddhist_Vihara
gptkb:London_Fo_Guang_Shan_Temple
gptkb:Network_of_Buddhist_Organisations_UK
gptkb:Pure_Land_Buddhist_Centre
gptkb:Shobo-an_Zen_Centre
gptkb:Soka_Gakkai_International_UK
gptkb:The_Buddhist_Society
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:tradition gptkb:Mahayana
gptkb:Theravada
gptkb:Vajrayana
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ananda_Metteyya
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6