Buddhist Association of China

Buddhist Association of China
中国佛教协会
FormationMay 30, 1953 (1953-05-30)
Headquarters25 Fuchengmen Inner Street, Xicheng District, Beijing
LeaderShi Yanjue
Parent organization
United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Websitewww.chinabuddhism.com.cn Edit this at Wikidata
Buddhist Association of China
Simplified Chinese中国佛教协会
Traditional Chinese中國佛教協會
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Fójiào Xiéhuì

The Buddhist Association of China (BCA, Chinese: 中国佛教协会) is the official government supervisory organ of Buddhism in the People's Republic of China. The association has been overseen by the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since the State Administration for Religious Affairs' absorption into the UFWD in 2018.[1] The association's headquarters are located in Guangji Temple in Beijing.

  1. ^ Joske, Alex (May 9, 2019). "Reorganizing the United Front Work Department: New Structures for a New Era of Diaspora and Religious Affairs Work". Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2019-11-18.

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