Das Buddhistische Haus
Das Buddhistische Haus (English language, English: Berlin Buddhist Vihara, literally ''the Buddhist house'') is a Theravada Buddhism, Buddhist temple complex (Vihara) in Frohnau, Berlin, Germany. It is considered to be the oldest and largest Theravada Buddhist center in Europe and has been declared a National heritage site, National Heritage site. History The main building was designed by the architect Max Meyer for Paul Dahlke (Buddhist), Paul Dahlke, a German physician who had undertaken a number of trips to Ceylon prior to World War I and became a Buddhist. It incorporates elements of Sri Lankan ( Sinhalese) Buddhist architecture and culture and was completed in 1924. Under Dahlke's direction it became a center of Buddhism in Germany. After his death in 1928, the house was inherited by his relatives and Buddhists met in a house nearby. By 1941 Buddhist meetings and publications were prohibited by the Nazi government. After the war refugees lived in the quarters. The place deter ...
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