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[[Image:2018 Stupa w Gompie Drophan Ling w Darnkowie 02.jpg|thumb|240px|Stupa in [[Darnków]]]]
[[Image:2018 Gompa Drophan Ling w Darnkowie 04.jpg|thumb|240px|[[Gompa]] [[Gompa Drophan Ling in Darnków|Drophan Ling]] in [[Darnków]]]]
The roots of '''[[Buddhism]] in [[Poland]]''' can be found in the early 20th century in the nation's connections to the origin countries of the religion, like [[Vietnam]],<ref>[http://nguoiphattu.com/?id/343/ba-lan-dai-le-vu-lan-tai-thanh-pho-krakow Ba Lan: Đại lễ Vu lan tại thành phố Krakow]</ref><ref>[http://nguoiphattu.com/?id/304/ba-lan-chua-thien-viet-warszawa-to-chuc-le-vu-lan Ba Lan: Chùa Thiên Việt - Warszawa tổ chức lễ Vu Lan]</ref> [[China]], [[Japan]], and [[Korea]].<ref>[http://www.vesakday.mcu.ac.th/vesak50/article/pdf_file/03_Buddhism_in_Poland-17May.pdf Buddhism in Poland - by Joanna Grela]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} = Joanna Grela, Buddhism in Poland, in: ''Buddhist Contributions to Good Governance and Development'', ed. by Phra Dharmakosajarn, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University Press, Bangkok 2008, p. 274-281</ref> After [[World War II]], primarily expatriate Poles joined various Buddhist groups and organizations. Since the breakdown of the [[Eastern Bloc]], which had promoted an [[Polish anti-religious campaign (1945–1990)|antireligious campaign]], Buddhism has been able to develop further in the more tolerant atmosphere.

Today all of the principal schools of Buddhism including [[Mahayana]] ([[Zen]] and [[Jodo Shinshu]]) and [[Tibetan Buddhism]] can be found in Poland. Movements like the [[Triratna Buddhist Community]] are also active in the country. Umbrella organizations like the [[Buddhist mission]] (''Misja Buddyjska'') and the Buddhist Union of Poland unite more than two dozen groups of Buddhists. The [[Diamond Way]] centers founded and directed by [[Lama Ole Nydahl]] are also active in Poland. Nydahl gave teachings on Buddhism to audiences in Poland twice every year since his first visit in 1976.<ref>https://www.diamondway-buddhism.org/buddhism-in-poland-with-lama-ole-nydahl-warsaw-april-2013/</ref>

In May 2000, the XIV Dalai Lama [[Tenzin Gyatso]] opened a Buddhist department in the [[Pomeranian Library]] in [[Szczecin]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dalailama.com/news/post/292-dalai-lama-lecture-draws-thousands-in-poland |title=Dalai Lama Lecture Draws Thousands in Poland |access-date=2013-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420183825/http://dalailama.com/news/post/292-dalai-lama-lecture-draws-thousands-in-poland |archive-date=2014-04-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Gompa Drophan Ling in Darnków|Gompa Drophan Ling]]
*[[Buddhism in Belgium]]

== External links ==
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* [http://www.buddhanet.info/wbd/country.php?country_id=71 BuddhaNet - List of Buddhist centers in Poland]

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