Religion in Indian subcontinent: Difference between revisions

In 2010, [[Indian subcontinent]] had the world's largest population of [[Hindus]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Region: Asia-Pacific |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2011/01/27/future-of-the-global-muslim-population-regional-asia/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project |language=en-US}}</ref> about 51 crores Muslims,<ref name=":0" /> over 2.7 crores Sikhs, 3.5 crores Christians and over 2.5 crores [[Buddhists]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Table: Religious Composition by Country, in Numbers {{!}} Pew Research Center |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209223553/http://www.pewforum.org/2012/12/18/table-religious-composition-by-country-in-numbers/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> Hindus make up about 68 percent or about 900&nbsp;million and Muslims at 31 percent or 510&nbsp;million of the overall South Asia population,<ref>{{cite web |title=Region: South Asia |url=http://www.pewforum.org/2011/01/27/future-of-the-global-muslim-population-regional-asia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229210603/http://www.pewforum.org/2011/01/27/future-of-the-global-muslim-population-regional-asia/ |archive-date=29 December 2016 |access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref> while Buddhists, Jains, Christians and Sikhs constitute most of the rest. The Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs and Christians are concentrated in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, while the Muslims are concentrated in Afghanistan (99%), Bangladesh (90%), Pakistan (96%) and Maldives (100%).<ref name=":0" />

[[Indian religions]] (also known as Dharmic religions) are the religions that originated in the India; namely [[Hindu Dharma]], [[Jainism]], [[Buddhism]] and [[Sikhism]].<ref name="EB">Adams, C. J., [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-38030/classification-of-religions Classification of religions: Geographical] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214003036/http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-38030/classification-of-religions}}, [[Encyclopædia Britannica]], 2007. Accessed: 15 July 2010; Quote: "Indian religions, including early Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, and sometimes also Theravāda Buddhism and the Hindu- and Buddhist-inspired religions of South and Southeast Asia".</ref> The Indian religions are distinct yet share terminology, concepts, goals and ideas, and from Indian subcontinent spread into East Asia and Southeast Asia.<ref name="EB" /> Early Christianity and Islam were introduced into coastal regions of India by merchants who settled among the local populations. Later [[Sindh]], [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]], and parts of the [[Punjab region]] saw Islamic invasion by the [[Ummayad|Arab caliphates]] along with an influx of Muslims from Persia and Central Asia, which resulted in spread of both Shia and Sunni Islam in parts of northwestern region of India. Subsequently, under the influence of Muslim rulers of the Islamic sultanates and the Mughal Empire, Islam spread in India,<ref> Irving, T., . D. R. M. (2013). Intercultural Exchange in Southeast Asia: History and Society in the Early Modern World (International Library of Historical Studies). I.B. Tauris.</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Balabanlilar |first=Lisa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7PS6PrH3rtkC |title=Imperial Identity in Mughal Empire: Memory and Dynastic Politics in Early Modern Central Asia |publisher=I.B. Tauris |year=2012 |isbn=978-1-84885-726-1 |pages=1–2, 7–10 |access-date=27 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610154458/https://books.google.com/books?id=7PS6PrH3rtkC |archive-date=10 June 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> About [[Islam in South Asia|one-third of the world's Muslims are from Indian subcontinent]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Pechilis |first1=Karen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kaubzRxh-U0C&q=what+percent+of+muslims+live+in+south+asia&pg=PA193 |title=South Asian Religions: Tradition and Today |last2=Raj |first2=Selva J. |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-415-44851-2 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=10 Countries With the Largest Muslim Populations, 2010 and 2050 |url=http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/muslims/pf_15-04-02_projectionstables74/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207115222/http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/muslims/pf_15-04-02_projectionstables74/ |archive-date=7 February 2017 |access-date=7 February 2017 |website=Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |author=Akhilesh Pillalamarri |title=How South Asia Will Save Global Islam |url=https://thediplomat.com/2016/01/how-south-asia-will-save-global-islam/ |url-status=live |magazine=The Diplomat |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208040252/https://thediplomat.com/2016/01/how-south-asia-will-save-global-islam/ |archive-date=8 February 2017 |access-date=7 February 2017}}</ref>