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Buddhism in Venezuela is practiced by very approximately 52,000 people (roughly 0.2% of the population) as of 2015.[1] The Buddhist community is made up mainly ofChinese,Japanese, andKoreans.
Most identify with theMahayana tradition, reflecting the religious heritage of their emigrant countries.
However, in the mid-1990sKeun-Tshen Goba (né Ezequiel Hernandez Urdaneta), together withJigme Rinzen, and under the guidance ofChugai Keisho (German financier né Burkhard Brauch), also a former disciple ofChögyam Trungpa founded a meditation center using theShambhala Training method.
There are Buddhist centers inCaracas,Maracay,Mérida,Puerto Ordáz,San Felipe, andValencia.
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