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There are quite a number of cases of Buddhist civilians in these regions that have been beheaded by Muslim insurgents, [156] Buddhist monks and Buddhist school teachers are frequently threatened with death and murdered. [157] [158] Shootings of Buddhists are quite frequent in the South, [159] [160] as are bombings, [161] [162] and attacks on ...
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 ...
Buddhist expansion in Asia via the Silk Road Schools of Buddhism in contemporary Asia See also Christianity by country , Islam by country , Judaism by country , Hinduism by country , Commons:Category:Religion maps of the world
According to a 2017 Pew Research Center survey, between 2010 and 2015 "an estimated 32 million babies were born to Buddhist mothers and roughly 20 million Buddhists died, meaning that the natural increase in the Buddhists population – i.e., the number of births minus the number of deaths – was 12 million over this period". [43]
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
Early Forebodings of the Death of Buddhism, Numen, 27 (1), 122-154; Hattori, Shōon (2000). A Raft from the Other Shore: Honen and the Way of Pure Land Buddhism. Jodo Shu Press. ISBN 978-4-88363-329-6. Lamotte, Etienne; Webb-Boin Sara, trans. (1988). History of Indian Buddhism: From the origins to the Śaka era. Louvain Paris: Peters Press, pp ...
The following list sorts sovereign states and dependent territories and by the total number of deaths. Figures are from the 2024 revision of the United Nations World Population Prospects report, for the calendar year 2023.
Pages in category "Buddhism and death" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bardo; Bardo Thodol;