Distribution

While the majority of religious Buddhists are centered in Asia, Western civilizations have adopted the teachings of Buddhism as a philosophy. This only increased the spread of Buddhism worldwide.
There are roughly three hundred and fifty million Buddhist in the world.

Diffusion and Distribution

Buddhism, a universalizing religion, spread from India with the help of bhikkus, or Buddhist monks and nuns. The Mauryan Empire, lead be Buddhist convert Ashoka, spread the religion around Central Asia.

Diffusion