The ''Éclaireurs de la Nature'' (Association of Scouts of Nature, EDLN) is a
Buddhist
Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...
Scout movement, founded in 2007. The association has about 1 000 members divided into eight groups, as of 2018. EDLN is a member of the
World Buddhist Scout Brotherhood
The World Buddhist Scout Council (WSBC) formerly the World Buddhist Scout Brotherhood until 2009 is an autonomous, international body committed to promoting and supporting Buddhism within Scouting. The WBSB began as a means to facilitate religiou ...
(WBSB) is a federation partner of
World Organization of the Scout Movement
The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM ) is the largest and, after the Order of World Scouts (formed in 1911), is the second-oldest international organization in the Scout Movement, having been established in 1922. It has 176 members. ...
and full member of
Scoutisme Français, as of 2017.
EDLN et Scoutisme français
EDLN is a member of the Buddhist Union of France
Buddhism is the third largest religion in France, after Christianity and Islam.
France has over two hundred Buddhist meditation centers, including about twenty sizable retreat centers in rural areas. The Buddhist population mainly consists of ...
.
See also
*Scouting in France
The Scout movement in France consisted in 2005 of about 60 different associations and federations with about 180,000 Scouts and Girl Guides. Next to Germany, France is the country with the most fragmented Scout movement.
National recognized orga ...
References
External links
Official website
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Scouting and Guiding in France
2007 establishments in France