Hinduism in Bhutan

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Mahayana Buddhism is not a single group but a collection of Buddhist traditions. , and Hindus have been actively persecuted as a minority, including ethnic cleansing of 100,000 Hindu minorities (Lhotshampa people) who presently live as refugees in Nepal

Approximately one-quarter of the population of Bhutan is ethnic Nepalese who live mainly in the south and practice Hinduism. The Shaivite, Vaishnavite, Shakta, Ganapathi, Puranic, and Vedic schools are represented among Hindus. Hindu temples exist in southern Bhutan, and Hindus practice their religion in small- to medium-sized groups.

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International Religious Freedom Report 2005, Bhutan

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