Buddhism In The UK Today

Question 1

How much of the UK is Buddhist?

Answer 1

0.3%

Question 2

How did Buddhism in the UK begin to grow?

Answer 2

Government workers were sent overseas to work in Buddhist countries and when they got back they began to spread Buddhists traditions.

Question 3

How did the Chinese invasion of Tibet affect the growth of Buddhism in the UK?

Answer 3

In the Chinese invasion of Tibet in the 1950s many Buddhists were pacifists and so refused to fight and had to flee to the UK.

Question 4

Who are the Rokpa charity?

Answer 4

They are a charity set up by Tibetan Buddhists which in 2015 gave em,regencies supplies to the victims of the Nepal earthquake.