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Buddhist population in China is: 1219,149,600.
Buddhist population in Japan is: 122, 933, 785.
Buddhist population in Vietnam is: 74, 664, 000
Buddhist population in Thailand is: 61, 943, 563
Buddhist population in Myanmar is: 53, 649, 200
Population of Buddhists in China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and other Buddhist countries = 1921, 989, 641
"The number of Buddhists around the world is grossly underestimated. The statistics found in nearly all encyclopedias and almanacs place the number of Buddhists at approximately 500 million. This figure completely ignores over one billion Chinese people who live in the People's Republic of China" famous Chinese historians and Burmese historians said.
China is officially communist (although many free market conditions are already in place) and does not keep records on religion statistics of adherents. Also, many western reference sources refuse to accept that a person can belong to more than one religion. In Asia it is quite common for one person to have two, three, or more religions. In China, it is common for a family to have a shrine in their home with statues and icons from Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism.
Currently there are about 1.3 billion Chinese living in the People's Republic. Surveys (Gach-Alpha Books, U.S. State Dept. report on China, Global Center for the Study of Contemporary China, BBC News, China Daily, and a report by Christian missionaries in China) have found that about 8% to 91% identify with Buddhism as one of their religions. If we use a percent near the upper end of this estimate, of about 80% it works out to about 1.1 billion Chinese Buddhists. To ignore over one billion people as if they do not count is a terrible mis-count and very misleading in the reporting of adherents.
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People who believe in Buddha are commonly called Buddhists. They practice Buddhism
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20% of people in Korea are Buddhists
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Where the people of the Buddhism culture live?
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Buddhists. There are still people who believe in Buddhism, and they are still called Buddhists.
How many people in the world are buddhism?
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How many Buddhists in Korea?
Well over 75 percent of Vietnam is Buddhist because when China took over Vietnam, China taught people in Vietnam their culture and shared it.
Are Buddhas Chinese?
no Correction: Yes, some Chinese are Buddhists; and since we don't keep count of how many people have reached enlightenment and those that do, do not brag about it, we will never know how many Chinese Buddhists have become a Buddha.
Are japanesse people buddhists?
yes
What are the people who follow Buddhism?
Buddhists
