Buddhism by region

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Contents 1 In South Asia 2 In Central Asia 3 In Southeast Asia 4 East Asia 5 The Middle East 6 Outside Asia 6.1 In Europe 6.2 In the Americas 6.3 In Africa 7 See also

Buddhist beliefs and practices vary according to region. There are distinctions between and within the Buddhism practised in various regions, including:

[edit] In South Asia

Main article: Buddhism in South Asia

• Bangladesh
• India
• Kashmir
• Nepal
• Sri Lanka

[edit] In Central Asia

Main article: Buddhism in Central Asia

• Bhutan
• Mongolia
• Tibet
• Uzbekistan

[edit] In Southeast Asia

Main article: Southeast Asian Buddhism

• Cambodia
• Indonesia
• Laos
• Malaysia
• Burma
• Philippines
• Thailand
• Singapore
• Vietnam

[edit] East Asia

Main article: East Asian Buddhism

• China
• Hong Kong
• Korea
• Japan
• Taiwan

[edit] The Middle East

Main article: Buddhism in the Middle East

[edit] Outside Asia

Main article: Western Buddhism

[edit] In Europe

Main article: Buddhism in Europe

• Austria
• Czech Republic
• Croatia
• Estonia
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Russia
  • Kalmykia

[edit] In the Americas

Main article: Buddhism in the Americas

• North America
  • Canada
  • United States
• Central America
  • Costa Rica
• South America
  • Brazil

[edit] In Africa

Main article: Buddhism in Africa

• Reunion
• Senegal
• South Africa

[edit] See also

• Greco-Buddhism
• Buddhism and the Roman world
• Buddhism by Country