Hinduism in Myanmar

Burmese Hindus
ဗမာဟိန္ဒူ
Total population
c.890,000[1] (1.7%) (2020) Increase
Religions
Hinduism
Languages
Liturgical
Sanskrit
Spoken
Burmese, Tamil, Odia, Bengali, Rohingya, Meitei, Nepali, English
Related ethnic groups
Tamils, Odias, Meitei, Bengali Hindus in Myanmar, Burmese Gurkhas and Hindu Rohingyas

Hinduism is the fourth-largest religion in Myanmar, being practised by 0.5% of the population of Myanmar.[2] Hinduism is practised by about 890,000 people in Myanmar,[3] and has been influenced by elements of Buddhism, with many Hindu temples in Myanmar housing statues of the Buddha.[4][5] There is a sizable population of Hindus with the Myanmar Tamils and minority Bengali Hindus having the biggest population share.

  1. ^ "National Profiles". thearda.com.
  2. ^ Department of Population Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population MYANMAR (July 2016). The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census - The Union Report: Religion - Census Report Volume 2-C. Department of Population Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population MYANMAR. pp. 3–5. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Myanmar population by religion" (PDF). Myanmar UNFPA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ Natarajan, Swaminathan (6 March 2014). "Myanmar's Tamils seek to protect their identity". Retrieved 21 August 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
  5. ^ Han, Thi Ri. "Myanmar's Hindu community looks west". Retrieved 21 August 2018.

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