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Since very few people who call themselves Buddhists attend or participate in Buddhist institutions, it is difficult to get an accurate count. Also, people can belong to another eastern religion and still be a Buddhist which means they may not get counted as a Buddhist during the gathering religious statistics.

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Because there is no one going around and asking everyone in the world which religion they follow.

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