In Senegal, Mahayana Buddhism is followed by a very tiny portion of the Vietnamese community, but it is informal Buddhism because they only worship their ancestors by burning the incenses on a small altar and in the end of all prayers are: "Nam mô A Di Đà Phật" (Mean:"Glory to Buddha Amitabha") as traditional of Vietnamese faith that is Bodhisattvas as Địa Tạng Vương Bồ tát and Quan Thế Âm Bồ tát will bless and teach the spirits of dead people how to take a better life in next incarnations or go to Nirvana forever.
The Buddhist population in Senegal constitutes approximately 0.01% of the country's total population. Of this small Buddhist community, 99% are of Vietnamese descent.
Vietnamese people are maybe the only Southeast Asian community in Senegal. With communities of European and Lebanese made-up about 1% of total population in Senegal.
Main article: Lebanese people in SenegalSee also
- Buddhism
- Chinese people in Senegal
- Demographics of Senegal
- Religion in Senegal
- Vietnamese community in Senegal
References
- Tết của người Việt ở Sénégal Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- "Vietnamese Continue Traditions in Senegal". November 2009. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
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