Question

Which of the following statements about modern Buddhism is accurate? A. Buddhism is still widely practiced in India. B. Few Buddhists live in Asia. C. Most Buddhists live in monasteries. D. More than two million Buddhists live in the United States.

Answer 1

A is false. Despite the fact that Buddhism emerged from India and it was once a majority of the country during Emperor Asoka, Buddhism declined after the Islamic conquest and now it is compound for a notorious minority of poeple.

B is false. Most Buddhists live in Asia, particularly in China. It’s difficult to have an exact number of Buddhists in Asia but they easily exceed 300 million.

C is false. Buddhists are common people too. They have a lot of priests in monasteries but they are not even an important percentage of the great total of Buddhists who profess this religion or simply who sympathize with it.

D is true. Buddhism is the second largest religious community in 13 states. It is not easy to have an exact count, but they easily exceed the 2 to 4 million people.

Answer 2

Buddhism has originated in the north-east of India and has spread to other parts of Asia like Japan, China, South-East Asia  and Korea and plays a central role in the spiritual, cultural and social life of the believers.  

Question: Which of the following statements about modern Buddhism is accurate?

Answer: D. More than two million Buddhists live in the United States.