Soka Gakkai Italian Buddhist Institute

Evening view of an SGI Center in Milan, Italy

The Soka Gakkai Italian Buddhist Institute (Italian: Istituto Buddista Italiano Soka Gakkai) is the Italian branch of the Soka Gakkai International Nichiren Buddhist organisation. The Soka Gakkai Italian Buddhist Institute is popularly known by the acronyms SGI-Italia, SGI-Italy, and SGI-I.

Prior to 1998, the SGI-Italy was known as the Soka Gakkai Italian Association, which had been active in Italy since the late 1970s.[1][2]

In June 2015, the SGI-Italy was recognized by the Italian government with a special accord under Italian Constitution Article 8, acknowledging it as an official religion of Italy and eligible to receive direct taxpayer funding for its religious and social activities.[3][4]

In August 2015, Italian newspaper la Repubblica reported that 75,000 Italian citizens are SGI-Italia members, which accounts for half of the Buddhist population of Italy.[5][2]

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  1. ↑ http://www.sgi-italia.org/sokagakkai/IBISG-QuandoNasce.php
  2. 1 2 http://www.cesnur.com/il-buddhismo-in-italia/la-soka-gakkai/
  3. ↑ "Religion in the Italian Constitution". Georgetown University. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Istituto Buddista Italiano Soka Gakkai". Governo Italiano. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "La Soka Gakkai entra nell'8x1000, Renzi a Firenze firma l'intesa con l'istituto buddista". Repubblica. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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