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Friends of the Western Buddhist Order - Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO) is a Buddhist movement that was founded in the UK by Sangharakshita (formerly Dennis Lingwood) in 1967, followed by the Western Buddhist Order in 1968. Sangharakshita spent many years living in India following army service there and was ordained ...

Western Buddhism - Western Buddhism (or Modern Buddhism) is the practice of Buddhism in Europe and the Americas, especially in the United States. For the most part, Western Buddhism is identical to Buddhism in East Asia, borrowing Asian practicises such as the sangha and meditation (although most Asian Buddhist rituals are not borrowed).

Sangharakshita - Sangharakshita (1925-) is the founder of the Western Buddhist Order, and the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO). He is a prodigious author and public speaker on the subject of Buddhism, especially Buddhism in the West.

City of Ten Thousand Buddhas - The City Of Ten Thousand Buddhas (萬佛聖城, Wàn Fó Sheng Cheng) is an international Buddhist community and monastery founded by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua, an important figure in Western Buddhism. It is the first Chinese Zen Buddhist temple in the United States.


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Western Buddhist Review - An electronic Journal of Buddhist ideas published by the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order.

BuddhaField - A collective of Friends of the Western Buddhist Order Buddhists from eight UK Buddhist centres who teach meditation and Buddhism at festivals, fairs and similar events. They also hold their own retreat camps and mini-festival ...

The Karuna Trust - UK-based Buddhist organization affiliated with the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order that has education, health and cultural projects for poor people in India of any religion. Also helps fund Buddhist activities.

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