Hinduism has the largest number of followers, followed closely by Islam (900 million and some 850 million respectively), followed by Buddhism and Christianity (with Buddhism slightly leading but both in the neighborhood of 320-335 million), followed by CHinese folk religions with some 235 million.
The figures then drop sharply to 18-20 million Sikhs, followed distantly by Jews, Jains, Confucians, Zoroastrians, Shintos, Bahais, and a host of folk and ethnic or tribal religions, Yaresan, Yezidi, Mandeans etc...
In the 1700s, the dominant religion varied by region. In Europe, Christianity, particularly Protestantism and Catholicism, was prominent. In the Middle East, Islam was prevalent. In South Asia, Hinduism and Islam were widely practiced.
Shintoism is a traditional Japanese religion founded in Japan, while Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded in the Indian subcontinent, specifically in Punjab, which is now part of India and Pakistan.
More Christians today live in other continents outside of Asia, such as Europe, Africa, and the Americas. While Asia is the birthplace of Christianity, over the centuries, the religion has spread and gained significant followings in other parts of the world.
The religion that developed during the Mughal Empire was Sikhism, founded by Guru Nanak in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. Sikhism emerged in response to the prevailing social and religious conditions of the time and combines elements of Hinduism and Islam.
The noun Hinduism is a noun, a proper noun, the name of a specific religion. All proper nouns are capitalized.
the most popular religion in Asia is Mahayana Buddhism
Islam is the major religion with a percentage of Muslims of 95% & Christianity is the second religion of 5% of the Jordanian people.
Asia
hinduism is the best religion.
buddhist is the dominant religion in asia
Buddhism
in South Asia.
There are several religions that can be found in Asia. However, the oldest religion is Judaism, and can be found in Israel.
Buddhism was the religion that appealed to people in India and parts of Asia (:
Islam and Hinduism are the largest religions in Asia with close to 1 billion adherents each. Buddhism is the third largest religion in Asia.
Buddhism was the religion that appealed to people in india and parts of asia (:
All major religions started in Asia.