How can it be that Christianity and Islam have more adherents then Hinduism and Buddhism?

Question

I think some one is cooking the numbers on this one, after all over a quarter of the worlds population is Asian which is pervieved to be buddhist and hindu.

Answer 1

Yes, but China is a communist country where religion is pretty much banned. And that's where the largest Asian population is. In order to live a "good" life, they must claim to be atheists. If not, they suffer persecution. Most of their faith is underground.

So too, your version of "Asian" probably is slightly askew. Russia is an asian country. Many of the Slavic countries are "east" asian. Turkey. Afghanistan. Mongolia. All Central Asian.

You're only thinking of East Asia. China, Korea, Vietnam and Japan.

There are also huge Christian populations in Indian, Korea, Vietnam and Japan. You might want to investigate the apparition at Akita.

Hinduism is relatively small. And based on a cast system that the poor people of India hate. So they turn to Christianity which embraces the poor. For instance, Delhi. The capital of India. Almost as many Christians as Hindus. And a tiny number of Buddhists.

Edit: LOL! Manhattan Girl couldn't be more off base if she tried. Neither Buddhism Nor Hinduism is "restricted" to anywhere. Catholics, 1.1 billion. Muslims 1.2 billion. 6 billion total in the world. HELLO! McFly!

Answer 2

The majority of North America and the overwhelming majority of South America is some brand of Christianity. Europe is majority Christian, as is Australia. Those four continents add up to roughly 1.6 billion people. There are also significant Christian populations in the Philippines. Islam has most of North Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia (not to mention Pakistan and Bangladesh). There must be a billion Hindus in India, but very few in other countries. Buddhism has much of east and southeast Asia. I'm not sure what the official total for Buddhism is, but it's possible that the Chinese are excluded from the total because China is a communist state whose citizens are officially atheist.

Answer 3

Why didn't you put Judaism into you question? Part of the answer is that Hinduism and Buddhism are regionally related and don't translate well outside of that cultural and physical milieu.

Islam and Christianity do have a focus on a specific location, but the emphasis is more generic because the gods do not exist in those two. Judaism is a special case because they believe (and I do, too) that God chose them specifically.

Buddhism has lent itself to an openness that most societies get nervous about. That God exists is not as open-ended as the non-existence of God. All civilizations that we know of have survived precisely because of the cooperation between the religious and political powers within that civilization. It is in that spirit that Buddhism does not lend itself to a "nation" (Asoka is the best exception that sort of proves the rule.)

One billion people live in India and not all of them are Hindu, maybe 89% and that is less than 11% of the world's population.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

One answer; all other religions EXCEPT Buddhism was spread by force.

Thus many are practicing or claiming identification to a particular religious discipline as a result of their fore fathers having had no choice but to adopt a "belief"

Christianity in particular was forced as a paneca to African slaves in the US. They were taught that their bondage was "God's will" .

Many of their ancestors yet claim a fervent belief despite that fact.

Catholicism as another example was spread by force in Haiti amongst other countries. All of those who resisted were slaughtered. Haitians then began to practice voodoo or their indigenous
religions with the use of the state sanctioned Catholic altars.

Catholicism is very effective in that in the areas where they proselytize, they open schools to educate but also to "indoctrinate" the young. In their formative years, children trust what is being told to them.

These are but two of many examples of how the "major" religions were spread by intimidation and threats of death.

That fact alone accounts historically for some figures

Answer 6

I think you just answered your own question. Over a quarter of the world's population is Asian - which leaves the other three quarters, which is mostly Christian or Muslim.

Answer 7

lol... I guess you living in China.. and considering it half of the world.

See Russia, Europe and whole America... that covers more then half of the world.. and we have mostly Christians there.

Muslims are all around the world, specially in Middle east, then Europe and America... that's how it makes them the 2nd largest religion of the world.

Buddhists and Hindus are restricted to India and east Asia.. thou they do have population around a lot . But that can't beat the stats of the other major religions.

Answer 8

Assuming your stats are correct, then just look into the history of these two religions. Need I say more? Yes, one more comment: Present day proselytization activities of Christians (especially the so-called charismatic churches of the U S), often unscrupulously done; and the Muslims' uncompromised "law" of not allowing muslims to convert.

Answer 9

The Oriental religions were made up. There is no basis in fact for them. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all developed from Abraham. His is the first record of a man talking to God and following the teachings of God.
The Orientals stayed where they were for the most part. Israelites and their one God, won over those who believed in Greek or Egyptian myths.

Answer 10

These religions share the Christ as an ultimate catalyst for belief in the Prophet..... he who challenged time first mirrors all his followers....