Buddhism in the United Kingdom

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/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