Hinduism in Myanmar
Hinduism is the Fourth-largest religion in Myanmar, being practised by 1.7% of the population of Myanmar. Hinduism is practised by about 890,000 people in Myanmar, and has been influenced by elements of Buddhism, with many Hindu temples in Myanmar housing statues of the Buddha. There are also a large population of Hindus in which the Myanmar Tamils and minority Bengali Hindus having the biggest population share.
Shri Kali Temple, a Hindu temple with Dravidian architecture in Yangon. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 890,000 (1.7%) (2020) | |
| Religions | |
| Hinduism | |
| Languages | |
| Liturgical Old Tamil, Sanskrit Spoken Burmese, Tamil, Odia, Bengali, Rohingya, Meitei, Nepali, English | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tamils, Odias, Meitei, Bengali Hindus in Myanmar, Burmese Gurkhas and Hindu Rohingyas |
| Hinduism by country |
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