InSenegal,Mahayana Buddhism is followed by a very tiny portion of theVietnamese community,[1] but it is a syncretic form of Buddhism that includes ancestor worship, by burning the incenses on a small altar and in the end of all prayers are:"Nam mô A Di Đà Phật" (Mean:"Glory toBuddha Amitabha") as traditional of Vietnamese faith[2] that isBodhisattvas asĐịa Tạng Vương Bồ tát andQuan Thế Âm Bồ tát will bless and teach the spirits of dead people how to take a better life in next incarnations or go toNirvana forever.[citation needed]
The Buddhist population in Senegal constitutes approximately 0.01% of the country's total population. Of this small Buddhist community, 99% are of Vietnamese descent.[citation needed]
Vietnamese people are maybe the onlySoutheast Asian community in Senegal.[citation needed] With communities ofEuropean andLebanese made-up about 1% of total population in Senegal.[citation needed]
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