Buddhism in Norway has existed since the beginning of the 1970s, and after the immigration from countries with Buddhist population (mainly Vietnam). Buddhistforbundet (The Buddhist Organization) in Norway was established as a religious society in 1979 by two Buddhist groups (Rinzai Zen Senter and Karma Tashi Ling buddhistsenter) who wanted to create a common organization to preserve issues of common interest. Today, there are over 7000 registered Buddhists in Norway, but the total number of Buddhists living in Norway is over 14,000. A replica of an ancient statue of Gautama Buddha, found from Sarnath, near Varanasi Buddhism is a religion based on the teachings of the Buddha, SiddhÄrtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. Buddhism gradually spread from India throughout Asia... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...
Buddhism is found in two main varieties, Indian and Chinese, according to the spread of the doctrine.
Thus in the methodologies of Buddhism one is seeking practical means of comprehending the emptiness nature of forms through study, meditation, applied ethics and wisdom toward the greater happiness of sentient beings, toward the liberation of sentient beings from rebirth, and toward complete and perfect enlightenment.
Buddhism is a living belief structure and, as such, has changed as it went from region to region throughout the world.
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