Finnish Buddhist Union

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Finnish Buddhist Union
Suomen Buddhalainen Unioni ry (fi)
Buddhistiska Unionen i Finland rf (sv)
AbbreviationSBU
Formation2009
TypeNGO
Legal statusregistered organisation
PurposeBuddhist umbrella organisation
Official language
Finnish[1]
Chairperson
Irma Rinne
Websitehttp://www.sbu.fi

Finnish Buddhist Union (Finnish Suomen Buddhalainen Unioni ry), commonly abbreviated SBU, is an umbrella organisation for different Buddhist associations in Finland and is thus not affiliated to any particular school of Buddhism.[2] In total there're around 40 different Buddhist organisations in the country although some of them are not officially registered.[3] The aims of SBU are among other things to represent Buddhist associations in Finland on both national and international level, to make practicing Buddhism easier in Finland, to increase awareness of the religion and participate the public discussion about different world views.[4]

The current chairperson of the organisation is Irma Rinne.[5]

The union was founded on 9 May 2009 and its located in Helsinki though it functions throughout the country.[6] Its first chairperson was Juhani Hakala. The founding members include the following associations:[7]

  • Bodhidharma
  • Buddhalainen Dharmakeskus
  • Finnish-Thai Buddhist Association
  • Helsinki Zen Center
  • Länsimaisen buddhalaisen veljeskunnan ystävät FWBO
  • Suomen Vietnamilaisten Buddhalaisten Yhdyskunta

As of January 2021 the union has 12 member organisations:[8]

Association School Locality
Zen Helsinki, Tampere, Jyväskylä
Helsinki
Vajrayana Helsinki, Loimaa
Independent Helsinki, Tampere
Danakosha Ling Tibetan Buddhism Helsinki, Jokioinen
Theravada Nurmijärvi
Zen Helsinki
Theravada Hämeenlinna, Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Lahti, Tampere, Turku
Mahayana Rovaniemi, Oulu, Kuopio, Vaasa, Joensuu, Jyväskylä, Pori, Tampere, Lahti, Turku, Ingå, Pääkaupunkiseutu
Mahayana Turku
Mahayana Vantaa
Zen Tampere

The membership is open to a registered Finnish association, congregation or foundation that has been active for at least three years and accepts the core beliefs of the religion.[4] SBU is a member of the European Buddhist Union.[9]

The has approved Buddhism as a religion to be taught on a high school level with its own curriculum.[10] The curriculum was written by SBU and then revised by the agency in 2016.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Suomen Buddhalainen unioni SBU ry". Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Osallistuva buddhalaisuus yhteiskunnallisena vaikuttajana". katsomukset.fi (in Finnish). 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2021-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Unioni". SBU (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b "Yhdistyksen säännöt". SBU (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Yhteystiedot". SBU (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Suomen Buddhalainen Unioni ry". www.uskonnot.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Suomen Buddhalainen Unioni perustettu". www.juhanihakala.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Jäsenjärjestöt". SBU (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Suomen Buddhalainen Unioni (SBU)". European Buddhist Union. 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2021-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Uskonnon oppimäärät". oph.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Buddhalaisuus koulujen opetusohjelmassa". SBU (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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