Photo courtesy of Joshua Project.By Sally Cawthra, London, England
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QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 67
Population: 21,826,625
Unreached people groups: 63
UPG population: 21,794,225
Unengaged UPGs: 23
UUPG population: 363,925
Number of countries: 16
Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples
Overview: The South Asia Buddhist cluster encompasses people groups with identity rooted in their Buddhist faith. Only Bhutan and Sri Lanka are majority Buddhist nations in South Asia, but Buddhists are also an important minority religion in Nepal, India and Bangladesh.
Peoples within this cluster: Aiton; Baragaunle; Berua; Brokkat; Brokpa; Bumthangpa; Chak; Chali; Dakpakha; Dolpa Tibetan; Dowaniya; Drukpa; Dzalakha; Galle Gurung; Ghale, Kutang; Ghale, Northern; Gongduk; Gurung, Eastern; Gurung, Nepali; Gurung, Western; Gyalsumdo; Jirel; Kheng; Kurteop; Kutang Bhotia; Ladsi; Lakha; Layakha; Lhop, Doya; Loba; Lunape; Matpa; Mugali; Nau Buddh; Nupbi; Nyenpa; Pankhu; Rangani; Sampange Rai; Sharchop; Sherpa; Sherpa, Helambu; Sherpa, Nawa; Sinhalese; Tamang, Eastern; Tangchangya; Tokpegola; Tsum; Turung
Countries where they are found: Bangladesh; Bhutan; Canada; China; India; Italy; Malaysia; Maldives; Nepal; Oman; Qatar; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Thailand; United Arab Emirates; United States
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