Buddhism in Ireland

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The Buddhism in Ireland , like the Buddhism in other European countries clearly understood in growth. In a country like the Republic of Ireland with almost 90% Catholics, Buddhism is a marginal social phenomenon. Despite the fact that one of the well-known European mediators of Buddhism of the 19th century, the Indologist Robert Cesar Childers, had a strong connection to Ireland through his son and grandson , the beginning of Buddhism in Ireland must be set in 1977 . The Kagyu Samye Dzong , which was founded in Dublin as an offshoot of the Samye Ling Monastery, which had been established ten years earlier, continues to enjoy special recognition, also in circles of interreligious dialogue . The total number of Buddhists in the Republic of Ireland is estimated to be less than 1,000 people. A number of groups from another school ( Diamond Way ) of the Kagyu branch of Tibetan Buddhism are currently known in some cities in Ireland. In addition to 'Jampa Ling', a center of the Gelug branch of Tibetan Buddhism in County Cavan, there is a group that was originally inclined to Zen Buddhism, but is currently looked after by monks and nuns of Theravada and a center for friends of Western Buddhism Order . There are also activities of the New Kadampa . There is no national network like the one in Great Britain ; but there are some connections to Buddhist groups in Northern Ireland and other parts of Great Britain.

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