Editing Religious conversion (section)

=== Buddhism ===
{{See also|List of converts to Buddhism}}
Persons newly adhering to Buddhism traditionally "[[Refuge (Buddhism)|Taking Three Refuge]]" (express [[faith in Buddhism|faith]] in the [[Three Jewels]] – [[Buddhahood|Buddha]], [[Buddhist paths to liberation|Dhamma]], and [[Sangha (Buddhism)|Sangha]]) before a [[Bhikkhu|monk]], [[Bhikkhunī|nun]], or similar representative, with often the sangha, the community of practitioners, also in ritual attendance.

Throughout the [[timeline of Buddhism]], conversions of entire countries and regions to Buddhism were frequent, as Buddhism spread throughout Asia.  For example, in the 11th century in [[Burma]], king [[Anoratha]] converted his entire country to [[Theravada Buddhism]]. At the end of the 12th century, [[Jayavarman VII]] set the stage for conversion of the [[Khmer people]] to Theravada Buddhism.  Mass conversions of areas and communities to Buddhism occur up to the present day, for example, in the [[Dalit Buddhist movement]] in India there have been [[Dalit Buddhist movement#Organized mass conversions|organized mass conversions]].

Exceptions to encouraging conversion may occur in some Buddhist movements. In [[Tibetan Buddhism]], for example, the [[Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama|current Dalai Lama]] discourages active attempts to win converts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cephas-library.com/na/buddhism_dalai_lama_against_prosylitizing.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209125201/http://www.cephas-library.com/na/buddhism_dalai_lama_against_prosylitizing.html|url-status=dead|title=Dalai Lama opposed to practice of conversion|archivedate=February 9, 2012}}</ref><ref>Dawei, Bei (2012).  [https://web.archive.org/web/20140219190818/http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/savifadok/2759/1/BuddhismConference1.pdf Conversion to Tibetan Buddhism: Some Reflections], in: Ura, Dasho, Karma: Chophel, Dendup, Buddhism Without Borders, Proceedings of the International Conference of Global Buddhism, Bhumtang, Bhutan, May 211-23, 2012, The Center for Buthane Studies, pp, 53–75</ref>