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World's Parliament of Religions
The World's Parliament of Religions was a gathering of representatives of the world's religious traditions held in Chicago from 11 to 27 September 1893, alongside the World's Columbian Exposition. Often regarded as the beginning of formal dialogue between religions, it gave many Americans their first encounter with Hinduism and Buddhism, above all through the addresses of Swami Vivekananda and the Buddhist teacher Anagarika Dharmapala. A modern Parliament of the World's Religions has met since its centenary in 1993.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). World's Parliament of Religions. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/worlds-parliament-of-religions
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