• PEOPLE NAME: BODH OF INDIA

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PEID: 41975

ROP: 111584

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Tribal

Language: Ladakhi - (lbj)

Alternate Name(s): Bhot, Bodh, Ladakhi Bodh, Ladakshpa, Bodriksha, Bodriksma, Bhot, Chazang, Lamba, Jad

Primary Religion: Buddhism - Lamaism

Country: India

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Population: 168,000

Global Population: 168,000


PEID: 41975

ROP: 111584

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Bodh of India, numbering 168,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Other Tribal people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Ladakhi. The primary religion practiced by the Bodh is Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Buddhism characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas.


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