Across Asia, respect for elders is seen as necessary to be ‘truly’ Buddhist
Buddhists across the region also say that someone cannot be truly Buddhist if they do not respect deities or spirits.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
This Pew Research Center survey asked 10,390 adults across Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam about religious identify, beliefs and practices. The survey was conducted face-to-face in Vietnam and with phone interviews elsewhere. Interviews were administered from June to September 2023, in seven languages.