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Asia > Bhutan > Religion

BHUTANESE RELIGION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Buddhism > By country > Buddhism > % of Buddhists 98 % [2nd of 63]
Buddhism > By country > Buddhism > Buddhist total 2,187,645 [21st of 63]
Islam > Percentage Muslim 1% [123rd of 168]
Islam > Population 22,322 [132nd of 165]
Religions
Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
Religions > All
Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > % Catholic 0.06 % [160th of 170]
Roman Catholicism > By country > Roman Catholicism > Catholic total 1,339 [162nd of 170]
Seventh-day Adventist Membership 0 [218th of 232]

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: Buddhism by country ; International Religious Freedom Report 2004, U.S. State Department; CIA World Factbook; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism by country ; adventiststatistics.org 2004 Annual Report 31 December 2004

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Bhutan, Kingdom of Bhutan

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COMMENTARY     

Shenphen
6th August 2005 		Greetings. 'Lamaistic' is an archaic and discredited title for the Buddhism found in Bhutan and across the Himalayas and Tibet. 'Lama' means spiritual teacher (guru) in Tibetan, so 'Lamaistic Buddhist' has no meaning. The useage seems to have been born with missionaries who had contact with Buddhists in Tibet during the 19th Century. A more correct title would be 'Vajrayana Buddhist/Buddhism or because Vajrayana is merely a branch of 'Mahayana Buddhism', the title 'Mahayana Buddhist' would also be acceptable and correct. Hope this info is of some use.

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