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*Based on BuddhaNet's Buddhist Australia Directory
This is an increase of 17 organisations in 7 months, since the last statistics in September 2001. This indicates a growth of 4.5% in organizations during this period.
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*Based on BuddhaNet's Buddhist Australia Directory
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Mahayana | Theravada | Vajrayana | Non-Sectarian | National Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 1995 | 62 | 42 | 36 | 27 | 167 |
July 1995 – Oct 1999 | 107 | 75 | 76 | 42 | 296 |
Oct 1999 – June 2000 | 108 | 80 | 84 | 43 | 315 |
June 2000 – March 2001 | 115 | 86 | 91 | 51 | 343 |
March 2001 – Sept 2001 | 120 | 91 | 96 | 54 | 361 |
Sept 2001 – April 2004 | 137 | 90 | 93 | 58 | 378 |
Number Increase Since 1995 | 75 | 49 | 60 | 31 |
The Buddhist traditions as represented by their respective organisations
have increased in number by 211 (126.0%) in 6 years and 9 months, in the period from June 1995 to April 2004.
The Mahayana form the largest representation of Buddhism in Australia with 36.5 % of the National Total of 378 Buddhist organizations, followed by the Vajrayana at 24.5%, the Theravada at 24.0%, and the Non-Sectarian 15.0%
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