Buddhism is a small minorityreligion inBulgaria, with about a thousand practitioners.[1][2] TheVietnamese community in Bulgaria traditionally practicesMahayana Buddhism alongsideAncestor Worship, but the population of this community, which mostly hails fromNorth Vietnam, has declined from tens of thousands before 1990 to around 2,600 as of 2015.[3] Some Buddhist believers in Bulgaria are ofChinese descent. A small number of native Bulgarians are converting toTheravada andTibetan Buddhism.
There is an officially recognized Bulgarian BuddhistKarma Kagyu organization, which is a part ofDiamond Way Buddhism led byKarmapaTrinley Thaye Dorje. They have several centers spread over the country.
There is also a mountain retreat center belonging to the Sky Dharma Community led by Ngakpa Dorje Karma Tsal which follows theNyingma yogicDzogchen tradition, with a diverse group of senior students of various Tibetan and Buthanese Dzogchen masters. It does not have any public activity.
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