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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 3, 1907

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 84, No. 1.

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Religious Beliefs and Languages of India

THE four religious beliefs predominating in India are the Hindu, numbering 207,731,727, or more than two thirds of the whole population; the Mohammedan, numbering 57,321,164; the Animistic, 9,280,467; and the Buddhist, 7,131,361. The Hindus are found in all parts of India, and the Mohammedans as well, though more largely in the south central. The Buddhists are almost exclusively in Burma and Ceylon. There are said to be one hundred languages and dialects spoken in India, though the chief languages are the Hindi, Bengali, Telegu, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Guderati, Kanarese, Uriya, Burmese, Malayan, and Singalese.