QUICK FACTS:
People groups: 296
Population: 249,742,040
Unreached people groups: 257
UPG population: 248,102,490
Unengaged UPGs: 109
UUPG population: 4,089,090
Number of countries: 39
Description: Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, a prince from northern India near modern Nepal who lived about 563-483 BC. Buddhism is the belief system of those who follow the Buddha, the Enlightened One; a title given to its founder. Saving oneself comes by following a regimen (path or ritual) and by meditation and reciting mantras. There is no personal relationship with the Buddha or any of the bodhisattvas (saviors who have foregone nirvana to stay back and help others to achieve it).
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