[Buddha-l] Buddhism in Israel

[Erik Hoogcarspel]

Dan Lusthaus schreef:
> BTW, Buddhism has become very popular in Israel. In addition to very good
> courses at the major universities, Buddhist centers are flourishing. Some
> estimate that the majority of people living in the town of Dharamsala, where
> the Dalai Lama resides, are Israeli.
>   
Well in that case they're not in Israel, which contradicts you first 
proposition. Question of course is why would they be in Dharamsala if 
they were Buddhists and popular in Israel? Maybe they're not Buddhist at 
all, but just love to be in a place were everybody is everybody's friend 
(allegedly). Israeli tourism in India has been a pain in the ass for 
many years, because many Israeli youngsters never learned the difference 
between tourism and occupation.

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Erik

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