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 The Buddhist Society building in Warwick Square | |
| Formation | 1924 |
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| Founder | Christmas Humphreys |
| Type | Buddhism in the United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | 58 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1PH England |
| Website | thebuddhistsociety.org |
The Buddhist Society is a UK registered charity which aims to encourage the study and practice of Buddhist principles.
The Buddhist Society is an inter-denominational and non-sectarian lay organisation. It offers talks and classes on the teachings of all the different major mainstream Buddhist schools and traditions, as well as a structured programme of courses on general Buddhism, for both the public and members. It has a publishing programme and in its premises houses one of the main libraries in Britain on Buddhism. It is managed by an elected council and its patron is the 14th Dalai Lama.
Among other publications, it produces The Buddhist Directory, a reference book which lists the vast majority of Buddhist groups, centres and other related organisations in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and The Middle Way, a quarterly journal (referring to the Buddhist concept of a Middle Way).[1]
- ^ "The Buddhist Society: History". The Buddhist Society. Retrieved 1 November 2018.