While it was the predominant faith of the region until about the 11th century, Buddhism is now the third largest religion in Bangladesh with about 0.7% of population adhering to Theravada Buddhism. Over 65% of the Buddhist population is concentrated in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region, where Buddhism the predominant faith of the Chakma, Marma, Tanchangya and other Jumma people, while the remaining 35% of the population are from the Bengali Buddhist community. Buddhist communities are present in the urban centers of Bangladesh, particularly Chittagong and Dhaka.
- Category
- Seminar on Buddhism History of Buddhism
Be the first to comment
Up Next
Autoplay
-
00:32
Bangladesh Considers Dropping Islam As State Religion
-
New to Buddhism
-
18:49
Story of Buddhism Film 8, Orissa: A Cradle of Buddhism by Benoy K Behl
-
2:00:41
What is Mahayana Buddhism? Robert A.F. Thurman : Buddhism Explained Force For Good Class Series
-
1:19:46
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu #The essence of Buddhism.(The main idea of Buddhism.)
-
24:56
Inside Story - Bangladesh's state religion under review
-
34:24
Variations on Buddhism: Theravada vs. Mahayana vs. Vajrayana Buddhism
-
10:16
What is Buddhism?
-
12:07
Buddhism in Bangladesh 270418
-
19:10
A New Buddhism
-
03:41
What is sustainable development?
-
42:15
Sustainability - Full Documentary
-
02:08
What Is Sustainable Development?
-
41:57
Lecture 1 - Sustainable Development Concepts
-
03:50
BIC: Two minutes to understand sustainable development
-
05:23
Sutta Pitaka | Wikipedia audio article | Wikipedia audio article
-
16:27
what is vinaya pitaka
-
26:54
History of Mahayana Buddhism: Innovation and Perfection
-
2:00:41
What is Mahayana Buddhism? Robert A.F. Thurman : Buddhism Explained Force For Good Class Series
-
19:45
History of Theravada Buddhism: Very Old and Very New
Loading...