United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.650051893The formal arrival of Buddhism in the West took place in 1893 at the World's Parliament of Religions, an interreligious forum held in Chicago, Illinois. Since that time the practice of Buddhism has become more widespread in the United States, and a number of temples and community centers have organized in Georgia.This photograph shows a scene from the closing ceremony of the World's Parliament of Religions, an interreligious forum held in Chicago, Illinois in September 1893. Many religious leaders are seated on a stage. Statues of Cicero and Demosthenes stand behind them. Members of the press sit on the floor in the foreground.This convention marked the formal arrival of Buddhism in the West. Since that time the practice of Buddhism has become more widespread in the United States, and a number of temples and community centers have organized in Georgia.image/jpegBarrows, John H., ed. The World's Parliament of Religions: An Illustrated and Popular Story of the World's First Parliament of Religions, Held in Chicago in Connection with the Columbian Exposition of 1893. Vol. I. Chicago: The Parliament Publishing Company, 1893.http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/buddhismForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/buddhismForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaReligionMen--Illinois--ChicagoWomen--Illinois--ChicagoChristians--Illinois--ChicagoBuddhists--Illinois--ChicagoHindus--Illinois--ChicagoJews--Illinois--ChicagoStatues--Illinois--ChicagoCongresses and conventions--Illinois--ChicagoDemosthenes--StatuesReporters and reporting--Illinois--ChicagoForums (Discussion and debate)--Illinois--ChicagoReligious gatherings--Illinois--ChicagoReligious thought--19th centuryCicero, Marcus Tullius--StatuesWorld's Parliament of Religions (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)World's Parliament of ReligionsStillImage