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The Ladakhi of India

The Ladakhi of India, numbering approximately 211,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Tibetan ethnic group indigenous to the Ladakh region, a disputed territory of Jammu Kashmir in northeastern India and the Tibet Autonomous Region of southwestern China. They mostly adhere to Tibetan Buddhism and Ladakhi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Tibetan Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Tibetan
Primary Language(s): Ladakhi (lbj)
Primary Religion(s): Tibetan Buddhism
Population: 211,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG047098

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Pray for the Ladakhi of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Tibetan Buddhism
Religious Affiliation: Buddhism

98%
%
Tibetan Buddhism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ladakhi
Language Family: Sino-Tibetan

95%
%
Ladakhi Speakers

Media Resources in Ladakhi:

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Bible Resources in Ladakhi:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Ladakhi are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Ladakhi:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Ladakhi of India

And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
readMatthew 6:7-8

Pray that those who don't have a relationship with their Creator will come to know a God who hears their every need, freeing them from empty rituals and drawing them into a real, trusting relationship with Him.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst."
readJohn 6:35

Pray that the lost will come to Jesus and believe in Him, never to hunger or thirst again.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
read1 Peter 2:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will embrace their identity as God's chosen people, royal priests, and holy nation, living out their faith with purity and devotion.

And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:40

Ask God to raise up and send believers who will serve "the least of these" with compassion and energy because they know that in serving those in need, they are serving Christ.

Ladakhi Across Countries (ROP3 - 105559) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
LadakhiPG006375LadakhiPakistan12,500Unengaged and UnreachedLadakhiTibetan Buddhism
LadakhiPG007236LadakhiChina3,700Engaged yet UnreachedLadakhiTibetan Buddhism
LadakhiPG047098LadakhiIndia211,000Engaged yet UnreachedLadakhiTibetan Buddhism

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