Religions of Nepal

The Nepal was until recently, the only country whose official religion was the Hindouisme . Following a proclamation of the Nepalese Parliament in May 2006, Nepal became a laic country. Approximately 80% of the population practice the hindouism. The country a long time practiced religious discrimination and fought the proselytism of the other religions.

The practice of the animal sacrifice is always practiced in Nepal, whereas it has almost disappeared from India for thousand years, it remains officially only with the temple of Kâlî of Kolkata, under the influence of Buddhism and the Jainisme which reject it. These sacrifices take place the important feastdays, such as for example the feastday of Dasain, where it is estimated that more than 10.000 animals are sacrificed.

A great importance is given to the gods in all the country, and one can find some everywhere. It there a god for all the things. Between temples and furnace bridges, the religion is omnipresent in the streets or the campaigns of the Nepal.

The Buddhism , the second religion in importance is practiced by approximately 11% of the population. Buddhism is especially present in the mountainous regions of the country. One will remember that it is with Kapilavastu that was born the Bouddha, a village whose traditional localization would be Lumbinî with the Nepal, even if certain researchers prefer to him Piprâwâ in India.

The two religions, Hindouisme and Buddhism, the second being regarded besides by the first as one of its sects, meet in many points, and one finds even temples divided by the two confessions.

The Islam is also present and relates to 4.2% of the population while the Christianisme has a very tiny place (less than 0.5%) in the Nepalese company where it is tolerated recently.

3.6% of the population is of confession Kiranti, a local religion.

the percentages above correspond to those of the census of 2001

Nepal east one of the rare countries in the world not to have never known a war of religion. .

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