Namo Buddhaya,
Beberapa waktu yang lalu saya menjumpai posting pada salah satu milis Buddha, yang menyatakan bahwa dewasa ini Buddhisme merupakan agama terbesar kedua di dunia, dengan jumlah pengikut 1 milyar lebih. Tetapi ternyata waktu saya cari di internet, yang saya dapati ternyata jumlah umat Buddha hanya berkisar antara 360 - 380 juta, atau menempati urutan keempat atau kelima, dan itu masih tertinggal jauh dengan agama-agama di atasnya (kr****n, Muslim, Hindu, agnostik/atheis). Manakah stastik yang benar dan dari manakah sumber yang menyatakan bahwa agama Buddha kini berpenganut 1 milyar lebih? Mohon infomasinya.
Metta,
Tan
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Christian 2,173,183,400
Roman Catholics 1,135,729,000
Independents* 432,223,000
Protestants 382,179,000
Orthodox 219,433,000
Anglicans 81,237,000
Muslims 1,335,964,100
Hindus 871,982,000
Chinese universists 386,666,900
Buddhists 382,542,000
Sikhs 25,880,100
Jews 15,118,000
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http://www.religioustolerance.org/worldrel.htmReligion Date Founded Sacred Texts Membership 5 % of World 6
Christianity
30 CE
The Bible 2,039 million 32% (dropping)
Islam
622 CE Qur'an & Hadith 1,226 million 19% (growing)
Hinduism
1,500 BCE with truly ancient roots Bhagavad-Gita, Upanishads, & Rig Veda 828 million 13% (stable)
No religion
(Note 1) - None 775 million 12% (dropping)
Chinese folk rel. 270 BCE None 390 million 6%
Buddhism
523 BCE The Tripitaka & Sutras 364 million 6% (stable)
Branch Number of Adherents
Mahayana 185,000,000
Theravada 124,000,000
Lamaism (Vajrayana/Tibetan/Tantric) 20,000,000
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http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/bud_statwrld.htmWorld Religions Number of Adherents
Christianity 2 billion
Islam 1.3 billion
Hinduism 900 million
Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist 850 million
Buddhism 360 million
Chinese traditional religion 225 million
Primal-indigenous 190 million
Yoruba religion 20 million
Juche 19 million
Sikhism 18 million
Judaism 15 million
Spiritism 14 million
Babi and Bahai faiths 6 million
Jainism 4 million
Shinto 4 million
Cao Dai 3 million
Tenrikyo 2.4 million
Neo-Paganism 1 million
Unitarian-Universalism 800 thousand
Scientology 750 thousand
Rastafarianism 700 thousand
Zoroastrianism 150 thousand