Buddhism in South Asia

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Buddha attaining Parinirvana (Final Nirvana, also passing away). Image excavated at the place where Buddha atained Parinirvana; at the Mahaparinirvana Temple in Kusinara, Uttar Pradesh, India
Buddha attaining Parinirvana (Final Nirvana, also passing away). Image excavated at the place where Buddha atained Parinirvana; at the Mahaparinirvana Temple in Kusinara, Uttar Pradesh, India

Buddhism is a religion native to North India, but the only two majority-Buddhist nations in the region is Sri Lanka and it's state religion of Bhutan. It is also found in Nepal, India (especially in Ladakh and Sikkim) and Bangladesh in small minorities.

Bhutan has got the highest Buddhist percentage (uncertain but it must over 75%[1][2]) among other South Asian countries. Sri Lanka is 70% Buddhist and it's un-official state religion here [3]; Buddhism is also the most important minority religion in Nepal (11% of Nepal's population[4]). India is 0.8% Buddhist and it is growing rapidly in recent years because the conversion of Hindu dalits[5], while Theravada Buddhism is the third largest religion in Bangladesh with about 0.7% of the total population are Buddhists [6][7].

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  1. ^ state.gov
  2. ^ kingdomofbhutan.com
  3. ^ CIA - The World Factbook - Sri Lanka
  4. ^ state.gov, The CIA World Factbook
  5. ^ Census of India - India at a Glance : Religious Compositions
  6. ^ BANGLADESH: COUNTRY PROFILE
  7. ^ Bangladesh
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