{"id":33,"date":"2026-03-23T08:12:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loving-chebyshev.87-118-120-112.plesk.page\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-07-14T14:44:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T12:44:48","slug":"a-propos-de-nous","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/europeanbuddhistunion.com\/fr\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Qui nous sommes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qui nous sommes <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Buddhist Union (EBU) is an association of national Buddhist unions and Buddhist organisations of many traditions within Europe. Founded in Paris in 1975, the EBU now has its legal seat in Brussels, enabling a close engagement with European political institutions, in addition to our work with other faiths.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/europeanbuddhistunion.com\/fr\/ce-que-nous-faisons\/\">Read about our work.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/europeanbuddhistunion.com\/fr\/mission\/\">Lisez notre \u00e9nonc\u00e9 de mission.<\/a><br><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-0)\" class=\"dsgo-text-style dsgo-text-style\"><a href=\"https:\/\/europeanbuddhistunion.com\/fr\/membre\/\">Voir une liste des organisations membres de l'UER<\/a><\/span> y compris les unions bouddhistes nationales.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-0a7e32a7 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image alignleft uagb-block-6f3d38c7 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-left\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/europeanbuddhistunion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Flag_of_Buddhism.svg_-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-5687\" width=\"298\" height=\"198\" title=\"Flag_of_Buddhism.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 0.875em\" class=\"dsgo-text-style dsgo-text-style\">The Buddhist flag<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The influence of Buddhist and European cultures upon each other dates back many centuries and today the number of Buddhists in Europe is estimated at over 2.5 million (around 0.3% of the population of Europe), having grown by 26% between 2010 and 2020. This includes those of traditional Asian Buddhist heritage and white Europeans and people of colour who have adopted a Buddhist way of life, inspired by the Buddha&#8217;s message: a path of training leading to the perfection of wisdom and compassion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-1d440dc0 alignwide uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-flex uagb-block-4dfe761c\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 1.5em\" class=\"dsgo-text-style dsgo-text-style\">A history of Buddhism in Europe: an ancient religion with European roots<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-9fc60a0b\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a 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