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Buddhist Society

Buddhism in the United KingdomBuddhist charitiesBuddhist organisations based in the United KingdomGrade II listed buildings in the City of WestminsterReligious organizations established in 1924
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The Buddhist Society in Warwick Square geograph.org.uk 1386607
The Buddhist Society in Warwick Square geograph.org.uk 1386607

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 organization. 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).

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Buddhist Society
Eccleston Square, London Victoria

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SW1V 1PS London, Victoria
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