Buddhism in Venezuela
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Buddhism in Venezuela is practiced by very approximately 52,000 people (roughly 0.2% of the population) as of 2015.[1] The Buddhist community is made up mainly of Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans.
Most identify with the Mahayana tradition, reflecting the religious heritage of their emigrant countries.
However, in the mid-1990s Keun-Tshen Goba (né Ezequiel Hernandez Urdaneta), together with Jigme Rinzen, and under the guidance of Chugai Keisho (German financier né Burkhard Brauch), also a former disciple of Chögyam Trungpa founded a meditation center using the Shambhala Training method.
There are Buddhist centers in Caracas, Maracay, Mérida, Puerto Ordáz, San Felipe, and Valencia.
See also
- Buddhism in Brazil
- Buddhism in Argentina
- Buddhism in Costa Rica
- Buddhism in Nicaragua
- Buddhism in Mexico
- Buddhism in Canada
- Buddhism in Uruguay
- Buddhism in the United States
- Buddhism in Central America
- Buddhism by country
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