BUDDHISM IN ENGLAND
Buddhism is spreading in England. A few years ago it was practically unknown there, but to-day it has more than GOOD adherents in this country. The Buddhist Temple in London boasts more /han ">OO members, nearly all of them British. The religion is taught in its original form, and two young monks conduct a service every Sunday before the Buddhist shrine. Leading Buddhists in London include Mr. Francis J. Payne, an executive io the Accountant-General's department at the Post Oltice. the Hon. Eric Collier, anti Mr. Humphreys, the son of Sir Travers Humphreys, the famous judge. “Buddhism appeals to Englishmen because it is a religion which makes for mental tranquillity,” said the secretary of the Buddhist Temple in London to a newspaper representative.
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Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 164, 9 April 1934, Page 7
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126BUDDHISM IN ENGLAND Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 164, 9 April 1934, Page 7
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