Buddhism in The United States

Buddhism In The United States

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Buddhism is one of the largest religions in the United States behind Christianity, Judaism and nonreligious, and approximately equal with Islam and Hinduism. American Buddhists include many Asian Americans, as well as a large number of converts of other ethnicities, and now their children and even grandchildren. In 2012, U-T San Diego estimated U.S. practitioners at 1.2 million people, of whom 40% are living in Southern California.

Read more about Buddhism In The United States:  Types of Buddhism in The USA, Immigrant Buddhism, Import Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Theravada, Buddhist Education in The United States

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