Kathmandu, Aug 19: Ambassador of Brazil to Nepal, Maria Terasa Pessoa, has said Brazil is the third largest country in Buddhist population in America after the USA and Canada.
Addressing a talk programme on ‘Buddhism in Brazil’ organized at Dharmakirti Vihar on Friday, she noted that 0.2 percent of the population were Buddhist in Brazil according to 1991 census.
Ambassador Pessoa, while attributing to strong influence of the Japanese masters in propagating Buddhism in Brazil, she named Zen, Nichiren, Soka Gakkai, among others, were sects that have greater numbers of followers in the south American country.
According to here, Vajrayana, Nigmapa, Geluk, Shakya and Kagyu schools maintain active in Brazil, whereas the Thervada tradition’s presence in the country was started by those who were associated with the Centre of Buddhist Studies. The Centre came into being in Brazil in 1985.
The phenomenon of Buddhism in Brazil is very recent, she said, adding that in the process of accepting Buddhism in the country, the east was assimilated by the west.
Currently there are 23 Zen Buddhist centres and temples, three Zen Buddhist monasteries, 34 Tibetan centres and seven Theravada centres, she shared. RSS
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