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'''Buddhism''' is a small minority [[Religion in Bulgaria|religion]] in [[Bulgaria]], with about a thousand practitioners.The [[Vietnamese people in Bulgaria|Vietnamese community]] in Bulgaria traditionally practices [[Mahayana Buddhism]] alongside [[Ancestor Worship]], but the population of this community, which mostly hails from [[North Vietnam]], has declined from tens of thousands before 1990 to around 1,000 now. Some Buddhist believers in Bulgaria are of [[Han Chinese|Chinese descent]]. A small number of native Bulgarians are converting to [[Theravada]] and [[Tibetan Buddhism]].<br />
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There is an officially recognized Bulgarian Buddhist [[Karma Kagyu]] organization, which is a part of [[Diamond Way Buddhism]] led by [[Karmapa]] [[Trinley Thaye Dorje]]. They have several centers spread over the country.<br />
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[[Shechen]] has a mountain retreat center not far away from [[Sofia]]; access is granted to members, and it is not generally open to the public.<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* Nikolova, Antoaneta. “East-West Religiosity: Some Peculiarities of Religiosity of European Followers of Eastern Teachings and Practices.” Religiosity in East and West, 2020, pp. 77–98, 10.1007/978-3-658-31035-6_5. Accessed 13 October 2021.<br />
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==References==<br />
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* Daisetsu, Suzuki, and Wayne S. Yokoyama. “The Prospects for Buddhism in Europe and America.” The Eastern Buddhist, vol. 39, no. 2, Eastern Buddhist Society, 2008, pp. 69–77, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44362407.<br />
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* “Religion in Bulgaria.” Wikipedia, 30 May 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Bulgaria. Accessed 13 October 2021.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.diamondway.bg Official page of Diamond Way Buddhism Bulgaria]<br />
*[http://shechen-bg.org Official page of Shechen Bulgaria]<br />
*[http://zbob.atwebpages.com/ Official page of Bulgarian Zen Buddhist] <br />
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