Wat Srinagarindravararam in Gretzenbach
Last updated: 13
Jul
2022

Established Buddhist temples in Switzerland

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Geshe Rabten Rinpoche founded in 1977 in Mont Pèlerin a Buddhist monastery and study centre for European monks, nuns and lay people as well.

One year later, in 1978 the Swiss Buddhist Union (Schweizerische Buddhistische Union / Union Suisse des Bouddhistes / Unione Buddhista Svizzera) was founded by the Czech Buddhist Mirko Fryba.

Switzerland is now home to several Tibetan-Buddhist and Zen monasteries, among them the located in Zell-Rikon im Tösstal in the Töss Valley in the canton of Zürich.

In 2003 the Theravada temple in Gretzenbach was dedicated by Princess Galyani Vadhana, the daughter of the Princess Mother Srinagarindra, after whom the temple was named.

Tibet Institute Rikon

The Tibet Institute Rikon is a Tibetan monastery located in Zell-Rikon im Tösstal in the Töss Valley in Switzerland. It is an established as a non-profit foundation because Swiss laws resulting from the 19th century secularization movement did until 1973 not allow for the establishment of new monasteries.

House of Religions

The – Dialogue of Cultures is a Swiss inter-religious institution in the city of Bern in Switzerland that houses worship rooms for eight faiths in one single building.

Wat Srinagarindravararam

Wat Srinagarindravararam is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Gretzenbach, Switzerland.

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  1. Complementary list of Dharma centres in Switzerland:

    – Centre Bouddhiste Atisha – Atisha Buddhist Center (Genève/Eaux Vives)
    – Centro di Meditazione Shambhala Ticino (Contone)
    – Ewam Rigdzin Sangchen Osel Thegchok Ling (Rolle)
    – Groupe Shambhala de Genève (Genève)
    – Lugano Shambhala Meditation Group (Arbedo)
    – Meditationszentrum Beatenberg (Beatenberg)
    – Shambhala Meditations-Zentrum Bern (Bern)
    – Vajradhara-Zentrum für Kadampa-Buddhismus (Zürich)

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