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Jainism likely arrived in the Bengal region, including present-day Bangladesh, around the 5th century BCE. The religion flourished alongside Buddhism and Hinduism in ancient Bengal, especially during the Pala dynasties from 8th to 12th centuries and the Sena dynasty from 11th to 12th centuries.
This siddhāyatana, potentially a Jain establishment, suggests North Bengal's Jain presence during the Gupta period, with donations from agrarian families. Together with records from Nāthaśarman and Rāmī’s donation, these findings underscore Jainism’s significant reach and support among diverse social classes in Bengal.
During that time the population of Bangladesh was found to be 68.7 million, of which majority of 58.7 million people professed to Islamic Faith comprising 85.4% of the country's population, Hindus are second largest community with a population of 9.28 million comprising 13.5% of the country's population, while 1.1% practices other religions ...
Bangladesh, [a] officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, [b] is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world and among the most densely populated with a population exceeding 170 million within an area of 148,460 square kilometres (57,320 sq mi).
J. Jain Bunt; Jainism in Assam; Jainism in Bangladesh; Jainism in Belgium; Jainism in Bengal; Jainism in Bundelkhand; Jainism in Canada; Jainism in Delhi; Jainism in Europe
The sprawling mega-city of Dhaka has a huge population, but the majority of the people nonetheless still live in villages in rural areas. Urban population: 37.4% of total population (2019 est.) Rate of urbanization: 3.13% annual rate of change (2019 est.) Bangladesh is considered an urban country based on their population density [citation needed]
Shree Jain Shwetamber Murtipujak Temple, Yangon, Myanmar. The Jain Agamas refer to Southeast Asia as Suvarnabhumi. Kalakacharya, a Jain monk, is said to have visited Burma. [1] About 5000 Jain families lived in Burma before World War II. Almost all of the families have now left. [4] There are three or four Jain families and a Jain temple in Yangon.
In 2001, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, ten years after the 1991 census.They recorded data from all of the districts, upazilas, and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active population, literacy and educational attainment, religion, number of ...