49+ Myanmar People Religion Pictures

49+ Myanmar People Religion Pictures. There is no official state religion, but the government shows extreme preference for theravada buddhism, the majority religion of the nation. Every town and village has a buddhist temples or shrine and the country is ethnically diverse, with some correlation between ethnicity and religion.

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Today, burmese people still make offerings to their favorite nats, often in the form of flowers, colorful fabric, and fruit. The local temple is central to every community, and is displaying the soles of the feet is considered offensive, as is pointing feet at people or objects or touching people on the head. When sitting, avoid pointing the soles of the feet towards people or in the direction of buddha images as this is considered offensive.

Myanmar is considered one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world with a population of over 59 million people (2012) which are divided into between 60 and 135 ethnic groups.

Hunger is rampant, and people have been reduced to eating rats, snakes, roots, and whatever else they can find. Buddhism is the predominant religion of myanmar and theravada buddhism is embraced by about 80% of the population. Its two main branches are the theravada and mahayana doctrines. Today, burmese people still make offerings to their favorite nats, often in the form of flowers, colorful fabric, and fruit.


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