Buddhism in South Asia — 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… … Wikipedia
Buddhism in Southeast Asia — is mostly Theravadin [ [http://www.answers.com/topic/theravada Answers.com] (see Buddhism Dictionary: Theravada )] . Vietnam however had in pre Communist times a Mahayana majority due to Chinese influence. [… … Wikipedia
Buddhism in Bangladesh — Buddhism is the third largest religion in Bangladesh with about 0.7% of population adheres to the Theravada Buddhism [ [http://www.banbeis.gov.bd/bd pro.htm BANGLADESH: COUNTRY PROFILE] ] . Most of the practitioners are from the south eastern… … Wikipedia
Buddhism and Hinduism — are two closely related religions that are in some ways parallel each other and in other ways are divergent in theory and practice.The Vedic, Buddhist, and Jain religions share a common regional culture situated near and around north eastern… … Wikipedia
Buddhism in Cambodia — Buddhism has existed in Cambodia since at least the 5th century CE, with some sources placing its origin as early as the 3rd century BCE.Fact|date=December 2007 Theravada Buddhism has been the Cambodian state religion since the 13th century CE… … Wikipedia
Buddhism in Laos — Buddhism is the primary religion of Laos. The Buddhism practiced in Laos is of the Theravada tradition. Lao Buddhism is a unique version of Theravada Buddhism and is at the basis of Lao culture. Buddhism in Laos is often closely tied to animist… … Wikipedia
Buddhism in the United States of America — Buddhism is a religion with millions of followers in the United States, including traditionally Buddhist Asian Americans as well as non Asians, many of whom are converts [ [http://www.beliefnet.com/story/7/story 732 1.html Beliefnet.com American… … Wikipedia
Buddhism in Vietnam — Buddhism came to Vietnam in the first century CE. By the end of the second century, Vietnam developed a major Buddhist centre in the region, commonly known as the Luy Lâu centre, now in the Bắc Ninh province, north of the present day Hanoi city.… … Wikipedia
Buddhism in Austria — Buddhism is a legally recognized religion in Austria and it is followed by more than 10,000 Austrians.Although still small in absolute numbers (10,402 at the 2001 census), Buddhism in Austria enjoys widespread acceptance. A majority of Buddhists… … Wikipedia
Buddhism and Jainism — are the two branches of the Shramana tradition that still exist today. Jainism has been largely confined to India, while Buddhism has largely flourished in countries outside of India. However the two traditions share remarkable… … Wikipedia
