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World Service,4 mins

Buddhism with an African flavour

Focus on Africa

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Steven Kabogozza founded Uganda’s first Buddhist temple in 2005. The Venerable Bhante Buddharakkita, as his followers call him, was raised Catholic but converted to Buddhism while a student in India. He is also the author of Planting Dhamma Seeds: The Emergence of Buddhism in Africa. He spoke to Focus on Africa’s Leslie Goffe in New York. (Image: Venerable Bhante Buddharakkita. Credit: Uganda Buddhist Centre)

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