Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1911 — EUROPE TAKING TO BUDDHISM [ARTICLE]

EUROPE TAKING TO BUDDHISM

Religion of the East Is Making Rapid Strides in the Countries of the OccldenL Buddhism has been making great strides in Europe for the past year. The membership of the Buddlriat society of Great Britain and Ireland is now counted by hundreds and branches have lately been established in Ui> erpool and Edinburgh. Prof. Rhys Davids, the writer on Pali and Buddhist literature, is its president, and among the vice-presidents is the earl of Metborough. A Scottish convert to Buddhism, who is now a monk in Burauv is shortly to start a campaign in Great Britain, having been appointed first resident missionary. Great progress has also been made by the Gorman Buddhist society, which has two important press organs, in Leipzig and Breslau. Buddhist progagandists have been especially motive in Hungary, where five editions of a Buddhistic catechism have been exhausted. For the first time in Europe ah attempt has been made there to get Buddhism officially recognised by thft state, so that it could be taught in tbe schools The plan was not successful, however. In Switserland and Italy the number of adherents of the ancient oriental faith is also growing steadily. At Lugano appears the Coenobium, one of the most important Buddhist publications in Europe. New Buddhistic colonies, it is announced, will shortly be formed near Lausanne and also In the Italian province of Umbria. , -