LOCATION (MAP) WHERE MOST BUDDHIST LIVE
The largest major branch of Buddhism is Mahayana, with no fewer than
185
million adherents. Mahayana is a dominant force in the religious
landscape of
East Asia, leading it to also be known as East Asian
Buddhism,
and is the predominant form of Buddhism practiced in China, South
Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore,
and Vietnam.
Vajrayana,
particularly in the form of Tibetan
Buddhism, is a school related
to but distinct from Mahayana, with approximately 20 million adherents
largely
living in the Tibet Autonomous
Region, Bhutan, Mongolia,
and surrounding areas in China, India,
and Russia.
Theravada
is the other most widespread
branch of Buddhism, with no fewer than 125 million adherents, and is the
predominant form of Buddhism practiced in Cambodia,
Thailand, Laos,
Sri Lanka, and Burma.
STATISTIC
Statistic of Buddhist in the world
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