Buddhism was introduced to the U.S.A. by the Asian immigrants in the 19th century. There is no reliable data on the number of Buddhists in the United States but today it is estimated to be a few millions. 1.25% of the total U.S. population is identified as Buddhist followers. Prof.Dana Eck of the Harvard University talks about the presence of three types of Buddhists such as , Buddhists, Nightstand Buddhists and Strongly influenced Buddhists and they amount to be around thirty millions. Thus Buddhism of all traditions becomes the third largest religion in the U.S., just behind Christianity and Judaism. In 2006, there was a census showing 6-8 million Buddhists in the USA. Since then, there hasn't been another serious census taken. It is, therefore, very difficult to count the immigrant-group figures but, without any doubt, the immigrant-

Viếng thăm Chùa Lào tại Strasbourg, Pháp Quốc-- Wat Lao SIMOUNGKHOUNE ວັດສີມຸງຄຸນ (วัดศรีมงคล) est un site geré par l’association CLASBEC issue de la communaute LAO de Strasbourg Association CLASBEC (Communauté Laotienne de Soutien aux Actions Bouddhiques Educatives et Cuturelles – ສະມາຄົມ ລາວ ອູ້ມຊູ ພຣະພຸທສາສນາ ການສຶກສາ ເເລະ ວັທນະທັມ) Wat Simoungkhoune – Temple Bouddhiste Theravada Lao, la pagode ou Wat Simoungkhoune est fondée en 1991