04.2004 - Source: UK Home Office

Buddhists ("Country Report - April 2004") [#22427],  [ID 6540]

"6.140 According to a report by the Special Rapporteur on religious intolerance, 1997, Buddhist and Zoroastrian minorities are able to practise their religion freely, possess adequate numbers of places of worship and religious publications, and refrain from proselytising among other communities. Buddhists and Zoroastrians are said to be fully integrated into society. [6b](p6)"

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08.2002 - Source: European Reintegration Networking

Background information on India (including procedures for entrance, supply and care, health, education, work opportunies,...) ("Background information on India (including procedures for entrance, supply and care, health, education, work opportunies,...)") [#28646],  [ID 6539]

"[...]Der Buddhismus entstand als Ableger des Hinduismus in Nordindien im 5. Jahrhundert vor Christi, als Gautama Buddha sich auf der Suche nach der Bedeutung des Lebens auf Wanderschaft begann und schliesslich Erleuchtung erlangte. Von dort aus verbreitete sich seine Lehre nach Asien, wo sie vor allem heute in Japan und China präsent ist. In Indien gehören heute lediglich 0,6 % der Bevölkerung dem Buddhismus an. [...]"

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02.2001 - Source: Forum 18

Freedom of religion: report on general legal framework, registration requirements, civil and penal restrictions and religious freedom in practice ("Freedom of religion: A report with special emphasis on the right to choose religion and registration systems") [#8587],  [ID 6541]

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