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"Buddhism and the State Using Austria as an Example" was the topic of the Buddha Talk on January 8, 2023. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Austrian Buddhist Religious Society, ÖBR President Gerhard Weißgrab spoke about the importance of state recognition of Buddhism as a religion for its development and expansion in the West. In Austria, Buddhism has been recognized as a religion by the state since 1983 and the "Austrian Buddhist Religious Society" is its official representative as a "company under public law".