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 | |
 Logo of the Swedish Buddhist Community | |
| Formation | 2019 |
|---|---|
| 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 1 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 edit
- ^ "Sveriges Buddhistiska gemenskap". Företagsinformation (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to the Swedish Buddhist Cooperation Council". buddhism-sbs.se. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Swedish Buddhist Community (SBG)". European Buddhist Union. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Om oss". Sveriges buddhistiska gemenskap (in Swedish). 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Andra religioner". Sjukhuskyrkan (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 January 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "SBG medlemmar". Sveriges buddhistiska gemenskap (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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