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    6 facts about Buddhism in China

    While only 4% of Chinese adults formally identify as Buddhists, formal affiliation doesn’t reflect the full extent of Buddhist belief and practice.

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    3. Beliefs

    Belief in unseen beings and natural spirits are widespread in the region.

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    4. Religious practices

    From the 98% of Indonesians who say religion is very important in their lives to the 96% of Cambodians who burn incense, people in the countries surveyed generally appear to be highly religious, based both on the self-assessed, overall importance of religion in their lives and on a variety of specific religious practices. The survey […]

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    4. Should religious texts influence national laws?

    We asked people in 35 countries about the influence of specific religious texts on their national laws. The texts in question varied by country: For example, adults in predominantly Christian countries were asked about the influence of the Bible. And in Muslim-majority countries, they were asked about the influence of the Quran. In most middle-income […]

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    Key Findings From the Global Religious Futures Project

    The Global Religious Futures (GRF) project is jointly funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and The John Templeton Foundation. Here are some big-picture findings from the GRF, together with context from other Pew Research Center studies.

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    4. Practices

    Few pray daily, but many pray at least occasionally and offer respects to certain religious figures.

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