Buddhism is a minority religion inMexico, numbering 108,701 followers or 0.09% of the total Mexican population.
Casa Tibet México (headquartered in theColonia Roma ofMexico City) was the third of theTibet Houses to be created.[1] It was founded by theXIV Dalai Lama on his first visit to Mexico.[1] One of the main objectives of the Casa Tibet is to combat the esotericNew Age beliefs that surround easterncosmogony and to disseminate and preserve trueTibetan culture andspirituality.[1]
The current Director,Lama Marco Antonio Karam, was chosen by theDalai Lama to head the Casa Tibet.[1] Another important mission the Casa Tibet participates in is the sponsoring of Tibetan children located inDharamshala, India.[1] In Mexico, they have given help tostreet children,Indigenous children andsingle mothers.[1] The Casa Tibet does notproselytize, but will not refuse an individual wanting to learn about Tibetan ideology.[1]
At aThai Buddhist temple inTamaulipas, there are threeBuddhist monks fromThailand teaching the faith, as well as one monk fromCambodia.
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