for Buddhist religious education at schools. In 1993, the first few groups of children were given the chance to hear about the Buddhadharma on a regular basis as part of their syllabus. Twelve years after the project was started in the cities of Vienna, Graz and Salzburg, Buddhist religious education is being made available to school children of all age groups (6 to 19) at different types of schools in all of nine federal provinces of the Republic. A Teachers’ Training Academy was founded in 2001 to offer in-service teacher training for the teachers concerned. See also Culture of Austria Notes and references External links Most links are in German only. Vienna Austrian Buddhist Union Bodhidharma Zendo Vienna Zen Dojo Wien (AZI - Teisen Deshimaru) Arya Maitreya Mandala in Austria Lower Austria Buddhist Centre Scheibbs Upper Austria Zendo Linz (from web archive) Salzburg Salzburg Buddhist Community Meditation Centre Puregg Salzburg Buddhist University Association Tirol Deleg Rabten Vorarlberg Carinthia International Meditation Centre Styria She Drup Ling Wien Austria Soka Gakkai International Buddhism in Europe Austria