Major Branches of Buddhism and World Religions
Branch
|
Percentage
|
Number of Adherents
|
Mahayana |
56%
|
185,000,000
|
Theravada |
38%
|
124,000,000
|
Vajrayana (Tibetan) |
6%
|
20,000,000
|
(Statistics sourced from www.adherents.com)
Source: buddhanet.net