Editing Scottish Rite (section)

====The Austrian Scottish Rite in the 21st century====

Presently, the Scottish Rite tradition remains intact in [[Austria]] with approximately 3,000 Freemasons participating in lodges across the country.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Lescak |first=M. |year=2008 |title=Contemporary Scottish Rite Freemasonry in Austria: A Modern Incarnation of Old Traditions |journal=Bruckner University Yearbook |pages=10–19}}
</ref> The Supreme Council serves as an international representation of the Scottish Rite by upholding universal values articulated across 33 degrees of initiation. Through moral education and philanthropy, Austrian Scottish Rite bodies perpetuate esoteric knowledge to endorse peace, community improvement, and individual actualization.