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]
See also
References
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- ^ "Organismi di cooperazione inter-buddhista". cesnur.com. April 10, 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "A Buddhist voice for Europe". European Buddhist Union. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Il panorama multireligioso in Italia" (PDF). November 29, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2007.
- ^ "Governo Italiano - Le intese con le confessioni religiose". presidenza.governo.it. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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