Because there were more Buddhists in China than followers of any other religion.
It is one of the 5 major religions in the world.
the main priciple of buddism is their religion and there respect for one another.
Technically Buddhism is not a religion and it has no god.
Buddhism. Siddhartha Gautama is one of the major Buddhas.
Buddhism did not become the major religion of India due to Shankaracharya, one of the great Hindu philosophers at the time. He confronted Buddhist philosophers of the religion while bringing his rational foundation for understanding the basic Hindu axioms. He was able to destroy his opposition with his brilliance and gained acceptance among the intellectual elite and Buddhism lost its foothold as a religion in India.
Shinto and Buddhism are the major religions in Japan. Most Japanese people do not define themselves as following only one or the other, but tend to incorporate elements of both in their spiritual life, so it would be very difficult to say which is the one major religion.
Yes, Buddhism is a major world religion and thus if one were to "erase" Buddhism the world would be a different place.
East Asia has no one dominant religion. Buddhism is certainly the most common religion, but since Buddhism lacks a strong orthopraxis and a strong orthodoxos, it can be mixed with local beliefs, such as Dao, Confucianism, Shinto, and Cao Dai. Additionally, many East Asians follow Christianity and Islam as informed by Buddhism. It is also worth noting that there are different general strains of Buddhism, like Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, and Zen Buddhism. It is not a monolithic religion any more than Christianity, Islam, or Hinduism.
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The two main religions are Buddhism and Shinto
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Buddhism is not a monotheistic religion because there is no worship in only one God.