Buddhist Society (London, England)

LC control no.	n 50048783
Descriptive conventions	rda
Corporate name heading	Buddhist Society (London, England) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Buddhist Society of London Buddhist Lodge (London, England) Theosophical Society (Great Britain). Buddhist Lodge
Biography/History note	The Buddhist Society was founded 1924 by the late Christmas Humphreys, building on the pioneer work of the Buddhist Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1907 to 1925/6). A lay organization, it has remained non-sectarian in character and open in principle to the teachings of all schools.
Beginning date	1924
Associated country	Great Britain
Located	London (England)
Special note	Do not confuse with the Buddhist Society of Great Britain and Ireland - Organized 1907
Found in	LCCN 72009543: Ogata, S. Zen for the West, 1973 (usage: Buddhist Society of London) A Buddhist bibliography, 1935: t.p. (The Buddhist Lodge, London, 37, South Eaton Place) Buddhist Society WWW site, viewed Oct. 26, 2012: about us page (founded in 1924 by the late Christmas Humphreys; lay, non-sectarian organization) Diamond Way Buddhism website, viewed 12 Aug. 2021 (Humphreys organised a group that developed into the "Buddhist Lodge" of the Theosophical Society, which by 1926 had seceded to become the Buddhist Society in London)
Associated language	eng