Buddhism in Argentina is well known since the early 1980's. Eventhough this is a country mainly Catholic, Chinese inmigrants established the first Chinese temple in 1986.By the same time, Korean inmigrants founded their own temple. Since then, many groups have been giving teachings, some of them rooted in the most known Soto tradition from Japan, but also many Tibetan institutes for the practice of the meditation (Mahamudra, Dzog Chen, Lam Rim). His Holines The XV Dalai Lama visited Buenos Aires twice. The first time was in 1991 or 1992. Nowadays, many branches have flourished, an increasingly number of practitioners is keeping the Wheel of Dharma turning. Last year, many organizations cooperated to bring the Sacred Relics of the Buddha to Argentina. This event was supported by the Royal Embassy of Thailand in Buenos Aires. There were many scholars who contributed to the spreding of Buddhism in Argentina. One of them is Samuel Wolpin, whose books have opened a door to many students and general public. The others are Carmen Dragonetti and Fernando Tola, two scholars who have been researching and studying on Buddhism for many years, and their books are translated to many languages. But the main source of improvement about the practice is the presence of great teachers who have visited our country. Among them, Pu Hsien, the founder of the Tzon Kuan Temple. So Mok Sunim, the teacher who was responsible for the great spreading of the Korean Buddhism in the last four years. Lama Ngawang Sherab Dorje, who visited Argentina many times and whose great generosity has contributed to the development and nourishment of the practitioners. Among the local teachers, the main are: Augusto Alcalde (Diamond Sangha) the first Roshi in this country. Jorge Bustamante, Soto lineage. Alberto Pulisi (Upasaka). Gonzalo Barreiros (Dharma Teacher), and the two Argentinian Lamas, Horacio and Consuelo. Buddhism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the vegetable, see Celosia. ... Tibetan can refer to: A place or item from Tibet. ... Meditation refers to any of a wide variety of spiritual practices (and their close secular analogues) which emphasize mental activity or quiescence. ... Mahamudra (Sanskrit: great seal) or Chagchen (Tibetan) is a method of direct introduction to the nature of Mind (or Buddha-nature) and the practice of stabilizing the accompanying transcendental realization. ... Buddhist teachings are very extensive and may be difficult to comprehend from the individual teachings given by the historical Buddha Shakyamuni. ... Buenos Aires (Good Airs in Spanish, originally meaning Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in Latin America. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The eight-spoked dharma wheel is a common symbol in Buddhist iconography, representing the collective teachings of Buddha, known as the dharma. ... A stone image of the Buddha. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... A scholar is either a student or someone who has achieved a mastery of some academic discipline. ... Roshi (老師) is a Japanese word, common in Zen Buddhism, meaning old (ro) and teacher (shi). ...