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Dorjé Samten
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Hello from UAE

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I am a French nyingmapa practitionner living in Abu Dhabi. Happy to join dharmawheel.
If anybody knows about buddhists in Abu Dhabi or UAE, let me know.
Thank you
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Welcome Dorje Samten! I hope you find what you are looking for!
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Welcome! Do you encounter any difficulties in your practice there? In terms of actual practice or ordering items?
Dorjé Samten
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No, absolutly no. I ´d just like to meet other buddhists and maybe a sangha.
Concerning my practice, i meet regularly my master when I come back to Paris and I receive weekly his teaching through skype.
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Welcome to DW
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:hi:
Welcome to Dharma Wheel!
I heard there were quite a few Buddhists there during the better economic times when the UAE was constructing many skyscrapers all over. Many of the workers came from Sri Lanka so for a time the "percentage" of Buddhists in UAE was over 5% which is quite high for a Muslim nation. Now the numbers are probably much lower, though.
Dorjé Samten
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Most of the workers are coming from India or Pakistan, christians or muslims.
What I am loking for is maybe a small community or individuals practicing buddhism. I hope somebody living in Abu Dhabi will read this!
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Welcome from New York, US.

peace,
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