A Facts and Details overview page on Japanese Buddhist sects citing Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs 2021 statistics: roughly 47 million Buddhist believers of Japan's 135 million total religious adherents, broken down as Jodo (Pure Land) about 22 million, Nichiren about 11 million, Shingon about 5.5 million, Zen about 5.3 million and Tendai about 2.8 million, with temple counts including 3,700 Shingon temples and 7,000 Pure Land temples.
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PublisherFacts and Details (Jeffrey Hays)
URLhttps://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat16/sub182/item587.html
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This source names Nichiren directly: "as Jodo (Pure Land) about 22 million, Nichiren about 11 million, Shingon about 5.5 million, Zen about 5.3 million and Tendai about 2.8 million, with temple counts including 3,700 Shingon temples and..."
This source names Nichiren directly: "as Jodo (Pure Land) about 22 million, Nichiren about 11 million, Shingon about 5.5 million, Zen about 5.3 million and Tendai about 2.8 million, with temple counts including 3,700 Shingon temples and..."
This source names Pure Land directly: "adherents, broken down as Jodo (Pure Land) about 22 million, Nichiren about 11 million, Shingon about 5.5 million, Zen about 5.3 million and Tendai about 2.8 million, with temple counts including..."
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