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Buddhism in Myanmar is predominantly of the Theravada tradition, practised by about 90% of the country's population. [4] [6] [7] It is the most religious Buddhist country in terms of the proportion of monks in the population and proportion of income spent on religion. [8]
Christianity in Myanmar has a history dating to the early 18th century. According to the 2016 census, Christianity is the country's second largest religion, practiced by 6.3% of the population, [1] primarily among the Kachin, Chin and Kayin, and Eurasians because of missionary work in their respective areas. [2]
The principal minority religious groups include Christian groups (mostly Baptists (~70%) and Roman Catholics (~25%), and a small number of Anglicans, and an array of other Protestant denominations), Muslims (mostly Sunni), Hindus, and practitioners of traditional Chinese and indigenous religions. According to official statistics, almost 90 ...
[3] [4] It is the most religious Buddhist country in terms of the proportion of monks in the population and proportion of income spent on religion. [5] Myanmar has the fourth largest Buddhist population in the world, after China, Thailand and Japan with approximately 48 million Buddhists.
The beliefs and practices of folk faith vary widely across Myanmar, so it is difficult to define this religion exactly. Several scholars in the 19th and 20th century have done field research in villages in Myanmar, their findings have then been reported by themselves, as well as recently by others in various books and articles.
So they became the first Muslims persecuted in Burma, possibly because of their religious belief. King Manuhar also had Myanmar Muslim army units and bodyguards. When King Anawrahta 1044-1077 AD attacked Martaban, capital of Mon (Talaing) King, Manuhar', two Muslim officers' army unit fiercely defended against his attack. [55] [8] [56]
Samson is a prominent advocate of the human rights of the ethnic and religious minorities in Myanmar and in 2019 was part of a delegation that met the U.S. President Trump at the White House to ...
The culture of Myanmar (Burma) (Burmese: မြန်မာ့ယဉ်ကျေးမှု; MLCTS: /mianma yinykye:hmu/) has been heavily influenced by Buddhism. Owing to its history, Burmese culture has significant influence over neighboring countries such as Laos, Siam, Assam and Xishuangbanna regions in China.