Italian Buddhist Union

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

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]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.buddhismo.it/ente.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.cesnur.com/il-buddhismo-in-italia/organismi-di-cooperazione-inter-buddhista/
  3. ↑ http://www.e-b-u.org/italian-buddhist-union.html
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071129184319/http://www.db.caritas.glauco.it/caritastest/informiamoci/Riviste_e_pubblicazioni/Sussidi2007/Libri/dossierimmigrazione2007/materiale/panorama_multireligioso.pdf
  5. ↑ http://presidenza.governo.it/USRI/confessioni/intese_indice.html
  6. ↑ http://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:legge:2012;245
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