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Buddhism in Africa

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For the 2019 South African film, seeBuddha in Africa.
Nan Hua Temple inBronkhorstspruit, South Africa is the largest Buddhist pagoda in Africa.

Buddhism is practised throughoutAfrica. Though there have been some conversions amongst Africans, the majority of Buddhists in Africa are ofAsian descent, primarily ofChinese,Vietnamese,Sri Lankan orJapanese descent.[citation needed]

South Africa holds the largest Buddhist population in the continent. According to estimates in the 2010s, Buddhist adherents (together withTaoism andChinese Folk Religion) had been increasing there to between 0.2%[1] or 0.3%[2] of the South African population, or between 100 and 150 thousand people, however, the number of practising Buddhists may be lower.

The African countries and territories in theIndian Ocean also have significant Buddhist minorities.Mauritius has the highest Buddhist percentage (between 1.5[3] to 2%[4] of the total population) among African countries due to a high number ofChinese people (nearly 40 thousand or 3% of the Mauritian population[5]). However, practicing Buddhists approximately comprise only about 0.4% of the population.[6]Madagascar is also home of about 20 thousand Buddhists,[7] about 0.1%[8] of the total population. In theSeychelles andRéunion, Buddhists represent nearly 0.1%[9][10] to 0.2%[1][11] of the population.

InNorth Africa, about 0.3%[1][12] (roughly 20 thousand people) ofLibya's population are also Buddhists, with most of them being foreign workers fromAsia. There are also two Buddhist centers inCasablanca,Morocco.[13]

Buddhist centers and temples can be found in manySub-Saharan African countries such as:Botswana,[14]Cameroon,[15]Ghana,[16]Guinea,[17]Ivory Coast,[18]Kenya,[19]Lesotho,[20]Liberia,[21]Malawi,[22]Mali,[23]Namibia,[24]Nigeria,[25]Senegal,Sierra Leone,[26]Swaziland,[27]Tanzania,[28]Togo,[29]Uganda,[30]Zambia,[31] andZimbabwe.[32]

There have also been cases of some high-profile celebrities converting to Buddhism such asAdewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, a famous British actor ofNigerian descent.[33]

One of the very few monastics of African descent is Ven. Bhante Buddharakkhita from Uganda, founder of theUganda Buddhist Centre.

Buddhist population by country

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Countries/TerritoriesPracticingBuddhism
(2010's estimates)[34]		Chinese Folk Religions
(2010's estimates)[35]		Combined numbers
Eastern Africa
Burundi---
Comoros---
Djibouti---
Eritrea---
Ethiopia1,327-1,327
Kenya1,2761,9453,221
Madagascar5,17810,35715,535
Malawiavailable[22][36]--
Mauritius3,22217,29220,514
Mayotte (France)---
Mozambique2,0354,3416,376
Réunion (France)1,570-1,570
Rwanda---
Seychellesavailable[9]available[10]-
Somalia---
South Sudan---
Tanzania10,15723,69933,856
Uganda2,0054,2786,283
Zambia3,9278,37712,304
Zimbabwe189402591
Central Africa
Angola1,6321621,794
Cameroon3537531,106
Central African Republic---
Chad1,6843,5935,277
Republic of the Congo-283283
Democratic Republic of the Congo3,734--
Equatorial Guinea---
Gabon---
São Tomé and Príncipe---
Northern Africa
Algeria5,32011,35016,670
Egypt1,687--
Libya20,2091,77321,982
Moroccoavailable[13]--
Sudan9822,0943,076
Tunisia79168247
Western Sahara---
Southern Africa
Botswana1,1201111,231
Lesothoavailable[20]--
Namibiaavailable[24]--
South Africa159,22035,589194,809
Swazilandavailable[27]--
Western Africa
Benin---
Burkina Fasoavailable[37]--
Cape Verde---
Gambia---
Ghana4887071,195
Guinea8,983--
Guinea-Bissau---
Ivory Coast9,869--
Liberiaavailable[21]--
Maliavailable[23]
Mauritania---
Niger---
Nigeria8,4584,67513,133
Senegal1,6793982,057
Sierra Leoneavailable[26][38]
Togoavailable[29][39]--
Africa256,383132,348388,731

See also

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Further reading

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  • Clasquin, Michel / Krüger, Jacobus S. (eds.) (1999):Buddhism and Africa. Pretoria: University of South Africa

References

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