Buddhism in Kyrgyzstan

Buddhism in Kyrgyzstan is a minority religion in the country. However, the history of Buddhism in the region dates back many centuries.

Out of the 3,257 religious organizations registered with the Kyrgyzstani government, only one is Buddhist. It is based out of a renovated summer house, known as the "place of path," in a suburb about 30 miles south of Bishkek. Its community, known as "Chamsen," or "Liberation" in Korean, was founded in 1996 by ethnic Koreans in the village of Gornaya Maevka. The community does not restrict its followers to any one branch of Buddhism, and as such, both the Nipponzan Myohoji and Karma Kagyu branches are currently practiced. Its members are mostly Russian, Korean, and Kyrgyz.

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