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Buddhism in ancient Israel and Arabia

The Dhyani Buddha Vairocana. Dry lacquer. 8th century A. D. Toshodaiji Monastery, Japan. Courtesy: The Life of the Buddha.

BY A.D.T.E. Perera

(Formerly, Associate Editor, Encyclopaedia of Buddhism, Government of Sri Lanka, publication, Research Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of New Mexico, USA, Guest Research Fellow, Department of Disarmament and Development, UNO, New York)

(Continued from June 7)

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It is estimated that in the Middle East around 900,000 people, perhaps more, profess Buddhism as their religion. Buddhist adherents make up just over 0.3% of the total population of the Middle East.

The U.S. State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report 2007 estimates that more than 8 million foreigners are living and working in Saudi Arabia, including Muslims and non-Muslims.

In addition to 400,000 Sri Lankans, there are a few thousand Buddhist workers from East Asia, the majority of whom are Chinese, Vietnamese, and Thai. In the U.A.E, United Arab Emirates, there were 222,200 buddhists comprising 5% of the population. A number of Tibetan-Nepalese immigrants may also be among the foreign population of Saudi Arabia.

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by EastWestExpat

Buddhists in Dubai?

While I understand that the UAE is an officially Islamic country, I was wondering if there might be any Buddhist temples or Buddhist meditation
groups in Dubai.

Any sort of Buddhism would be fine.

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