Apr 13 2011
Buddhism in Norway
Buddhism in Norway has existed since the beginning of the 1970s, after immigration from countries with Buddhist populations, mainly Vietnam. Buddhistforbundet (The Buddhist Federation) in Norway was established as a religious society in 1979 by two Buddhist groups (The Zen School and Karma Tashi Ling buddhistsenter) who wanted to create a common organization to preserve issues of common interest. Today, there are 20 thousand (over 0.4% of the total population) registered Buddhists in Norway[1]. Around 1,000 of them are ethnic Norwegians, or 5%[2].
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