Buddhism in Senegal
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In Senegal, Mahayana Buddhism is followed by a very tiny portion of the Vietnamese community,[1] but it is informal Buddhism because they only worship their ancestors by burning the incenses on a small altar and in the end of all prayers are: "Nam mô A Di Đà Phật" (Mean:"Glory to Buddha Amitabha") as traditional of Vietnamese faith[2] that is Bodhisattvas as Địa Tạng Vương Bồ tát and Quan Thế Âm Bồ tát will bless and teach the spirits of dead people how to take a better life in next incarnations or go to Nirvana forever.[citation needed]
The Buddhist population in Senegal constitutes approximately 0.01% of the country's total population. Of this small Buddhist community, 99% are of Vietnamese descent.[citation needed]
Vietnamese people are maybe the only Southeast Asian community in Senegal.[citation needed] With communities of European and Lebanese made-up about 1% of total population in Senegal.[citation needed]
Main article: Lebanese people in Senegal
See also
References
- ^ Tết của người Việt ở Sénégal Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Vietnamese Continue Traditions in Senegal". November 2009. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
