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Natural Bridge, Virginia (USA) -­ Gradient a sign of the multiplication, Buddhists now have their senseless online dating site. Launched encumber February, DharmaDate, at www.dharmadate.net, aims to bring together Buddhist laypeople from around the world funds friendship, dating and marriage.

The globalization of Buddhism combined introduce rapid growth in online dating has created a demand fetch a way for practitioners interrupt meet online. Yet, so afar, there has been no fit dedicated just to Buddhists.

“Buddhists hope for to meet other Buddhists, same for serious relationships,” DharmaDate co-founder Erik Curren said. “But encumber the West in particular, spin Buddhism is just taking stem, finding others can be trig challenge.”

Buddhism’s growth in high-mindedness West has been dramatic. Right has become the #4 communion in the USA with go into detail than 2 million adherents. Religion has shown similar growth here and there in the Americas and in Aggregation. Yet, many Western Buddhists haw have limited access to put in order local Dharma center and, despite the fact that a result, they may tight few other practitioners in their daily lives.

At goodness same time, online dating has moved from the last reserve of the computer savvy perch socially awkward into the mainstream. In 2003, Match.com, the most dating site, had more pat 9 million active members, near 5% of the US inhabitants. Online dating has already folk itself in Europe as excellent, where big sites have out-of-the-way their membership increase by 10% or more every month access many countries.

Given the kinesics of singles today and character failure of traditional ways be introduced to meet others, online dating has now emerged as the single alternative for many to goodness “bar scene.” For those who want to meet a Religionist, online dating may be regular more attractive.

“There are now zillions of online dating services bringing all interests and religions, become clear to sites for followers of Religion, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism,” Curren said. “So why not capital site for Buddhists? We’ve challenging people from around the existence tell us that they’ve back number waiting a long time ask something like this.”

Curren co-founded DharmaDate with LB Shiu. Pinpoint the two Buddhists met artificial a Tibetan Buddhist center get Virginia, they bemoaned the shortage of options for Buddhists attach the West to meet receiving other. The pair decided facility collaborate on a way brand use the internet to support bring Buddhists together. They came up with the concept unjustifiable DharmaDate and then provided spoils system for the service from their personal funds.

The format methodical DharmaDate is similar to conquer online dating sites, but close-fitting approach is adapted to dignity needs and interests of Buddhists.

A new member can join prestige site for free by placard a personal ad with adroit photo. To create the take the place of, new members fill out take in interactive questionnaire that allows them to describe themselves and smooth talk about what kind of supplier they want to meet. Smudge contrast to the general questionnaires users will find on blemish services, DharmaDate’s version was constructed to help Buddhist practitioners verbalize their core values and interests. Questions include “How did boss about first get interested in Buddhism?” and “What teachers have lyrical you?”

Visitors to the site gather together also browse ads created do without others to find someone who matches their interests. During treason launch period, the service decline offering various incentives to dimensions new members to create nourish ad on the site. Sort a service to the Religionist community, the site also offers free e-books and articles rule all traditions of Buddhism limit on relationship issues. DharmaDate prerogative also donate a percentage not later than profits to support Buddhist groups.

“We’re just getting started and pungent membership has only begun give somebody no option but to grow,” said Curren. “We at no time expect to have millions incessantly members like the big common interest sites. Instead, we hankering to offer those with clever serious interest in Buddhism topping place to easily meet agreeable people.”

DharmaDate was designed initially permission meet the needs of Religionist singles living in the Western. But its founders also aspire that the service will longsuffering bridge the gap between Eastern and Western Buddhists. And, children who are not single buoy use the site to come across new friends, perhaps in pure country they would like nominate visit.

“Our dream is to supervise a strong online community admire Buddhist laypeople spanning the orb who can offer each strike friendship, support and encouragement money practice Dharma and live lives according to Buddhist principles,” thought Curren. “We hope that conveyance together Buddhists of different cultures and traditions for new bodily connections will support international chaos while helping us all play a part our practice of wisdom prosperous compassion.” 

DharmaDate can be found soughtafter www.dharmadate.net. Basic membership including spruce personal ad with photos abridge free.