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Are Hinduism and Buddhism gaining popularity in the West?

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It depends on what you mean by gaining. Are westerners becoming Hindus or Buddhists ? A handful of them are going Buddhists, mainly for relaxation, none are pretty much walking around in an orange rope, or becoming full Buddhist. read more

So I frankly the answer is no, they are not gaining popularity, at all. People are not converting to them in droves, or basically almost none. A lot more people who live in the west are Buddhists and Hindus. Two very different things. read more

West is today a breeding ground for Hinduism/Buddhism, and even Wiccanism. They condemn that Medieval Europe became a breeding ground for the Crusades and Islamic Sassanid wars of the 6th and 7th centuries which has led to the present Christian/Islamic Struggle for the last 1400 years. Hindus are vegetarians and not vegans. read more

A more philosophical focus began to develop around 700 BC, with the Upanishads and development of the Vendanta philosophy. Around 500 BC, several new belief systems sprouted from Hinduism, most significantly Buddhism and Jainism. In the 20th century, Hinduism began to gain popularity in the West. read more

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