name three southeast asian countries that are mainly buddhist today
Cambodia Sri Lanka Thailand
title: Asia text: it is mostly concentrated in South Asia. Over 80% of the populations of both India and Nepal adhere to Hinduism, alongside significant communities in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bali, Indonesia. Many overseas Indians in countries such as Burma, Singapore and Malaysia also adhere to Hinduism. Buddhism has a great following in mainland Southeast Asia and East Asia. Buddhism is the religion of the majority of the populations of Cambodia (96%), Thailand (95%), Burma (80–89%), Japan (36–96%), Bhutan (75–84%), Sri Lanka (70%), Laos (60–67%) and Mongolia (53–93%). Large Buddhist populations also exist in Singapore (33–51%), Taiwan (35–93%), South Korea title: Southeast Asia text: approximately 240 million adherents, or about 40% of the entire population, concentrated in Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Southern Thailand and in the Southern Philippines. Indonesia is the most populous Muslim-majority country around the world. Buddhism is predominant in Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Burma and Singapore. Ancestor worship and Confucianism are also widely practised in Vietnam and Singapore. Christianity is predominant in the Philippines, eastern Indonesia, East Malaysia and East Timor. The Philippines has the largest Roman Catholic population in Asia. East Timor is also predominantly Roman Catholic due to a history of Portuguese rule. No individual Southeast Asian country is religiously title: Buddhism in South Asia text: Buddhism in South Asia The only two majority-Buddhist nations in South Asia are Sri Lanka and Bhutan. Buddhists are also found in Nepal, India (especially in Ladakh and Sikkim) and Bangladesh in small minorities. Bhutan has the highest Buddhist percentage among the countries of South Asia. Though the exact percentage is uncertain, it is over 75%. Sri Lanka is 70% Buddhist, where it is the unofficial state religion. Buddhism is also the most important minority religion in Nepal (11% of Nepal's population). India has a Buddhist population of 0.8%, where has been growing rapidly in recent years, due to the title: Buddhism in South Asia text: on the religiously diverse plains of the Indus and Ganges. Buddhism in South Asia The only two majority-Buddhist nations in South Asia are Sri Lanka and Bhutan. Buddhists are also found in Nepal, India (especially in Ladakh and Sikkim) and Bangladesh in small minorities. Bhutan has the highest Buddhist percentage among the countries of South Asia. Though the exact percentage is uncertain, it is over 75%. Sri Lanka is 70% Buddhist, where it is the unofficial state religion. Buddhism is also the most important minority religion in Nepal (11% of Nepal's population). India has a Buddhist population of 0.8%, where title: Buddhism in Southeast Asia text: taught and supported Theravada ideologies. The success of Theravada Buddhism in Burma under the rule of Anawrahta allowed for the later growth of Buddhism in neighboring Southeast Asian countries, such as Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. The influences of the Mon people as well as the Pagan Empire are still felt today throughout the region. Currently, the Southeast Asian countries with the highest amounts of practicing Theravada Buddhists are Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. Buddhism has long been characterized by some scholars as an other-worldly religion, that is not rooted in economic and political activity. That is in part due to