Buddhism in Puerto Rico

Buddhism in Puerto Rico is represented by two of the three major Buddhist branches: Mahayana and Vajrayana.

[1] Puerto Rican Buddhists come from diverse national origins, ethnicities and racial backgrounds, following trends similar to those in the United States, Europe and Latin America.

[8] Additional Japanese Buddhist organization exist in Bayamón (Rinzai) and Cabo Rojo (Jōdo Shinshū).

[15] Various important teachers have visited Puerto Rico and given teachings and initiations in the past.

For example, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama visited Puerto Rico in 2004 as part of an official tour of various Latin American countries,[16][17] and Rimé teacher Khentrul Rinpoche gave the Kalachakra empowerment in accordance with the endangered Jonang tradition in 2017, the first time this was done in a Spanish-speaking country.