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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 ...
In 2015 a Pew Foundation survey found 67% of American Buddhists were raised in a religion other than Buddhism. [ 130 ] 61% said their spouse has a religion other than Buddhism. [ 130 ] It also showed that one-third of Buddhists in America are of Asian descent, while the remaining three-fourths are converts to Buddhism. [ 131 ]
Afrikaans; العربية; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú; Башҡортса; Беларуская; Беларуская ...
The book and Sanbo Kyodan's approach became popular in America and Europe. In 1965 Kapleau returned to America and, in 1966, established the Rochester Zen Center in Rochester, New York, making him the first American-born Zen priest to found a training temple. In 1967, Kapleau had a falling-out with Yasutani over Kapleau's moves to Americanize ...
German Dharmaduta Society founded by Asoka Weeraratna in Colombo, Sri Lanka on September 21, 1952, to spread Buddhism in Germany and other western countries.It was originally known as Lanka Dhammaduta Society. 1953: The Buddhist Lodge had changed its name and was known as the Buddhist Society. It had relocated to its current address in ...
Schools of Buddhism in contemporary Asia. See also Christianity by country, Islam by country, Judaism by country, Hinduism by country, Commons:Category: ...
Buddhism by country (74 C, 87 P) Buddhism by region (4 C) + Buddhist buildings by location (3 C) Tibetan Buddhism by location (3 C) A. Buddhist archaeological sites ...
Buddhism in North America (8 C, 9 P) O. Buddhism in Oceania (6 C, 4 P) S. Buddhism in South America (7 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Buddhism by continent"