Buddhism in Brunei

Mahayana Buddhism is the most popular and alongside Ancestor Worship, Taoism and Confucianism as one which is the traditional faith of general Han Chinese people (about 15% of total population of Brunei).

From many estimates of different sources but the most common figure today is 14% of Brunei's population are Buddhists.

And Buddhism is also the second largest religion after state religion of Brunei: Islam.

References

  • CIA FactBook - Brunei
  • The US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2006 - Brunei
  • Religious Freedom page - Brunei
  • Religious Intelligence - Brunei
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