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🌏 South Asiav

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2. Bhutan – Vajrayāna Buddhism (about 75%)

3. Nepal – Mixed (Mahayāna, Vajrayāna, Theravāda) (~10–15%)

4. India – Origin land of Buddhism; small Buddhist population (~1%), but major pilgrimage sites like Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, and Kushinagar.

🌏 Southeast Asia

1. Thailand – Theravāda Buddhism (~93%)

2. Myanmar (Burma) – Theravāda Buddhism (~87%)

3. Cambodia – Theravāda Buddhism (~95%)

4. Laos – Theravāda Buddhism (~67%)

5. Vietnam – Mahāyāna & Theravāda (~15%)

🌏 East Asia

1. China – Mahāyāna & Chan (Zen) Buddhism (~18%)

2. Japan – Mahāyāna (Zen, Pure Land, Nichiren) (~30%)

3. South Korea – Mahāyāna & Seon (~15%)

4. Taiwan – Mahāyāna Buddhism (~35%)

5. Mongolia – Vajrayāna (Tibetan) Buddhism (~50%)

🌏 Central Asia

1. Tibet (China) – Vajrayāna Buddhism (dominant religion)

2. Kalmykia (Russia) – Vajrayāna Buddhism (unique in Europe)

3. Buryatia & Tuva (Russia) – Tibetan Buddhism

🌏 Other Regions

1. Singapore – Mahāyāna (~30%)

2. Malaysia – Mahāyāna & Theravāda (~20%)

3. Indonesia – Small Buddhist minority (~1%), mainly in Java & Sumatra

4. Bangladesh – Theravāda (~1%), mainly among the Chakma people

5. United States – Small but growing Buddhist communities (~1%)

6. Australia – ~2% Buddhists (mostly immigrants from Asia)

Buddhism is mainly practiced in:

South Asia (origin region)

Southeast Asia (Theravāda heartland)

East Asia (Mahāyāna heartland)

Tibet & Mongolia (Vajrayāna heartland)

Here are the estimated global percentages for major religious groups around 2020, based on a Pew Research Center study:

Religion Approximate share of world population

Christianity 28.8% 

Islam 25.6% 

Hinduism 14.9% 

Buddhism 4.1%