Religion in Bhutan

Religion in Bhutan (PewResearch) 2020^[1]^[2]

Buddhism (74.7%)

Hinduism (22.6%)

Bon (1.9%)

Islam (0.2%)

Others (0.1%)

Bhutan is a Buddhist country by constitution and Buddhism plays a vital role in the country.

The official religion in Bhutan is Buddhism, which is practiced by 74.7% of the population;^[3] . The rest of the population is mainly Hindu, Followed by 22.6% of the Population. Hinduism is the second largest & most significant religion in Bhutan after Buddhism. The Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the King.

In the past, approximately 75% of the population of 770,000 followed either the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school, the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism or another school of Buddhism. Almost 22% of citizens (mainly Lhotshampas) practiced Hinduism.^[4]^[5]

^ https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2012/12/globalReligion-tables.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Bhutan, Religion and Social Profile". The ARDA. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
^ US State Dept 2022 report
^ Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project: Bhutan. Pew Research Center. 2010.
^ Aris, Michael (1979). Bhutan: The Early History of a Himalayan Kingdom. Aris & Phillips. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-85668-199-8.

[1] ttps://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2012/12/globalReligion-tables.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[2] "Bhutan, Religion and Social Profile". The ARDA. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

[US2022-3] US State Dept 2022 report

[pew-4] Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project: Bhutan. Pew Research Center. 2010.

[Aris-5] Aris, Michael (1979). Bhutan: The Early History of a Himalayan Kingdom. Aris & Phillips. p. 344. ISBN 978-0-85668-199-8.

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