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Evidence of Hinduism in China has been found in and around Quanzhou in Fujian province, [32] suggesting a Hindu community and particularly Tamil Hindu traders in medieval China. [ 5 ] [ 33 ] The evidence consists of a Tamil-Chinese bilingual inscription dated April 1281 AD, devoted to the deity Śiva , as well as over 300 artifacts, idols and ...
The Hindu population around the world as of 2020 is about 1.2 billion, making it the world's third-largest religion after Christianity and Islam, of which nearly 1.1 billion Hindus live in India. [7] [8] India contains 94% of the global Hindu population. [9] [10] According to a statistical study, an estimated 100 million Hindus live outside of ...
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.
The number in the mainland is growing rapidly with the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China recording 15,051 Indian nationals living in mainland China as of 2010. [1] Other sources report more with a columnist for the Economic Times stating that the number of Indians in China was 45–48,000 in 2015. [ 20 ]
English: Map shows the % Hindu population in each nation, worldwide. There are alternate versions of this map available on wikimedia commons. Some use older data and provide a historical map.
How many ‘vacant homes’ does China have right now? A former statistics official has an eye-opening prediction. Will Daniel. September 25, 2023 at 1:41 PM. STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images.
During the Japanese invasion of China between 1937 and 1945 many temples were used as barracks by soldiers and destroyed in warfare. [51] [62] The People's Republic of China holds a policy of state atheism. Initially the new government did not suppress religious practice, but viewed popular religious movements as possibly seditious.
Hinduism is a major religion and one of the most-followed religions in Asia. In 2020, the total number of Hindus in Asia is more than 1.2 billion, more than 26.2% of Asia's total population. [1] [2] About 99.2% of the world's Hindus live in Asia, with India having 94% of the global Hindu population.