WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Buddhism is the dominant religion in Bhutan, Myanmar, Cambodia, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Tibet, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Kalmykia and Vietnam. Large Buddhist populations live in North Korea, Nepal, India and South Korea.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some scholars estimate there are as many as 400, 000 Bon followers across the Tibetan Plateau, most of whom also follow the Dalai Lama and consider themselves to be Tibetan Buddhists. Scholars estimate there are up to 5, 000 Tibetan Muslims and 700 Tibetan Catholics in the TAR.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is estimated that as many as 506 million people around the world practice Buddhism as a religion, which would represent roughly 6.6% of the world’s total population.