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Printable version; In other projects ... Schools of Buddhism in contemporary Asia. ... Hinduism by country, Commons:Category:Religion maps of the world
This list of Buddhism by country shows the distribution of the Buddhist religion, practiced by about 535 million people as of the 2010s, [1] [2] representing 7% to 8% of the world's total population. It also includes other entities such as some territories. Buddhism is the State religion in four countries — Cambodia, Myanmar, Bhutan and Sri ...
The term American Buddhism can be used to describe all Buddhist groups within the United States, including Asian-American Buddhists born into the faith, who comprise the largest percentage of Buddhists in the country. American Buddhists come from many national origins and ethnicities.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Buddhism by country (74 C, 87 P) Buddhism by region (4 C) + Buddhist buildings by location (3 C)
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Pages in category "Buddhism by country" ... Buddhism in Central America; Buddhism in Central Asia;
Established Disestablished Capital(s) Language(s) Today parts of; Pyu-city State: 2nd century BCE 1050 CE Sri Ksetra, Halin, Beikthano, Pinle, Binnaka: Pyu Myanmar Thaton Kingdom
Map showing the three major Buddhist divisions in Tibet, Mongolia, Nepal, East and Southeast Asia. TheravÄda Buddhism is practiced in the following countries and by people worldwide: East Asia: China (mainly by the Shan, Tai, Dai, Hani, Wa, Achang, Blang ethnic groups mainly in Yunnan) South Asia:
The founder of the Yuan dynasty, Kublai Khan, invited lama Drogön Chögyal Phagpa of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism to spread Buddhism throughout his realm (the second introduction of Buddhism among the Mongols). Buddhism became the de facto state religion of the Yuan dynasty. In 1269, Kublai Khan commissioned Phagpa lama to design a new ...