Paul Dahlke (25 January 1865, Osterode – 29 February 1928) was a German physician and one of the founders of Buddhism in Germany.
He returned a Buddhist and in the following years made several more journeys to Asia, primarily to Ceylon, but also to China, India, Burma, Thailand, and Indonesia.
When World War I started he happened to be in Germany and was unable to travel to Ceylon as he had planned.
After the war Dahlke bought property in Berlin Frohnau and asked the architect Max Meyer to build ‘Das Buddhistische Haus’ using elements of Sinhala Buddhist architecture.
After he was able to move into the house in 1924 his activities included daily Buddhist meetings as well as presentations and publications.