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The African countries and territories in the Indian Ocean also have significant Buddhist minorities. Mauritius has the highest Buddhist percentage (between 1.5 [3] to 2% [4] of the total population) among African countries due to a high number of Chinese people (nearly 40 thousand or 3% of the Mauritian population [5]).
This list 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 Lanka. [3]
And according to the 2010s estimates, the Buddhist adherents (may included Taoism and Chinese Folk Religion) is increasing to between 0.2% [3] 0.3% [4] of the South African population, or between 100 and 150 thousand people while the number of practising Buddhists maybe low.
This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. A. Algerian Buddhists (1 P) S. South African Buddhists (1 C, 3 P) Z. Zimbabwean Buddhists (1 P)
Buddhism is a tiny religion in Africa with around 250,000 practicing adherents, [44] and up to nearly 400,000 [45] if combined with Taoism and Chinese Folk Religion as a common traditional religion of mostly new Chinese migrants (significant minority in Mauritius, Réunion, and South Africa).
This is a list of notable Buddhists, encompassing all the major branches of the religion (i.e. in Buddhism), and including interdenominational and eclectic Buddhist practitioners. This list includes both formal teachers of Buddhism, and people notable in other areas who are publicly Buddhist or who have espoused Buddhism.
Pages in category "Buddhism in Africa" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Uganda Buddhist Centre (UBC) was founded by Venerable Buddharakkhita, Ph.D., who is a Ugandan by nationality and is the first Buddhist monk in Uganda to introduce Buddhism into the country on April 10, 2005. [3] It was created to introduce and preserve the Buddha's teachings within the context of African culture. [2]