Buddhism is among the smallest minority-religions in Canada, with a very slowly growing population in the country, partly the result of conversion, with only 4.6% of new immigrants identifying themselves as Buddhist. As of 2021, the census recorded 356,975 or 0.8% of the population.
Ling Yen Mountain Temple in Richmond, BC
Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery near Kamloops, BC.
Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery
Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery, or Sītavana, is a Theravada Buddhist monastery in the Thai Forest Tradition near Kamloops, British Columbia. It serves as a training centre for monastics and also a retreat facility for laypeople. Its abbot is Venerable Ajahn Soṇa.
Main building (vihara) at Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery, near Kamloops, BC.