Ranjana Rani Singhal

Comparative Studies In Buddhism (Encyclopaedia Of Buddhist World Series)

ISBN: 978-93-5412-195-1
EAN: 9789354121951
Produktnummer: 38073510
Verlag: Centrum Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 300 S.
Plattform: EPUB

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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. 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… Mehr