Italian Buddhist Union

The Italian Buddhist Union is an association representing Buddhism in Italy.
File:Sangha Italy Vesak 2006.jpg|thumb|Buddhist sangha observing Vesak in Padua, 2006.
The UBI was founded in 1985 in Milan and functions as the Italian member of the European Buddhist Union.
In 2007 the association, which represents a large chunk of Italy's 160,000 Buddhists, signed an agreement with the Italian government, in accordance with article 8 of the Italian Constitution, and the agreement became law in 2012.