Italian Buddhist Union

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The Italian Buddhist Union (Italian : Unione Buddhista Italiana, UBI) is an association representing Buddhism in Italy.

Buddhist sangha observing Vesak in Padua, 2006.

The UBI was founded in 1985 in Milan ^{[1] [2]} and functions as the Italian member of the European Buddhist Union. ^[3]

In 2007 the association, which represents a large chunk of Italy's 160,000 Buddhists, ^[4] signed an agreement with the Italian government, in accordance with article 8 of the Italian Constitution (which regulates the relations with religious minorities), and the agreement became law in 2012. ^{[5] [6]}

See also

• Buddhism in Italy
• Ensoji il Cerchio
• Santacittarama

References

1. "Unione Buddhista Italiana: l'Ente". Archived from the original on 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
2. "Organismi di cooperazione inter-buddhista". cesnur.com. April 10, 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
3. "A Buddhist voice for Europe". European Buddhist Union. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
4. "Il panorama multireligioso in Italia" (PDF). November 29, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2007.
5. "Governo Italiano - Le intese con le confessioni religiose". presidenza.governo.it. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
6. "*** NORMATTIVA ***". www.normattiva.it. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

External links

• Official website