<Li> Thailand has the largest number of Buddhists with approximately 95% of its population of 67 million adhering to Buddhism, placing it at around 63.75 million . </Li> <Li> Myanmar has around 59 million Buddhists, with 89% of its 66 million citizens practicing Theravada Buddhism . Around 1% of the population, mainly the Chinese, practice Mahayana Buddhism alongside Taoism, but are strongly influenced by Theravada Buddhism . </Li> <Li> Vietnam may have a large number of Buddhists, but the Communist government under - reports the religious adherence of its citizens . It has around 44 million Buddhists, around half its population . The majority of Vietnamese people practice Mahayana Buddhism due to the large amount of Chinese influence . </Li> <Li> 95% of Cambodia's population adheres to Theravada Buddhism, placing its Buddhist population at around 14 million . </Li>

Theravada buddhism rather than mahayana buddhism was adopted by the peoples of southeast asia