<P> Buddhism is a religion practiced by an estimated 488 million in the world, 495 million, or 535 million people as of the 2010s, representing 9% to 10% of the world's total population . </P> <P> China is the country with the largest population of Buddhists, approximately 244 million or 18.2% of its total population . They are mostly followers of Chinese schools of Mahayana, making this the largest body of Buddhist traditions . Mahayana, also practiced in broader East Asia, is followed by over half of world Buddhists . </P> <P> The second largest body of Buddhist schools is Theravada, mostly followed in Southeast Asia . The third and smallest body of schools, Vajrayana, is followed mostly in Tibet, the Himalayan region, Mongolia and parts of Russia, but has been disseminated throughout the world . </P>

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