-The largest Buddhist Temple in the Western Hemisphere is in Hacienda Heights, CA as the Hsi Lai Temple from Taiwan.

-The largest enclosed statue of Buddha in the world is in Carmel, NY in a Buddhist monastery.

-According to the Pluralism Project Directory* there are reported 1749 Buddhist Centers now in the USA.

-According to the same Pluralism Project Directory there are in the range of 3-4 million practicing Buddhists in the USA. “Buddhists represent 1.6%, which is significantly higher than any of the other countries.”

-649 Hindu Temples have been identified in the USA as of 2000.

-There are over 1 million Hindu’s in the USA (including Asian and non-Asian Hindu’s).

-There are only 9 states in the USA without Hindu Temples.

-There are over 100 Hindu Temples in California; between 50-99 in New York; between 25-49 in Texas, Illinois, and Florida.

Hinduism is called the world’s third largest religion.**

*Information gleaned from Pluralism Project.

**American Religious Identification Survey, Grad Center of University of New York, 2001

-There are an estimated 6 million Muslims in America.*

-1,650,000 Muslims in America (or 23.8% of all American Muslims) are Black Muslims.*

-There are recorded 1917 Islamic Centers across the USA as of 2000.*

*Data from Pluaralism Project.

There are 91 Jain Centers/Temples in the USA.*

There are reportedly about 25,000 Jains in the USA.*

*According to the Pluralism Project.

-Sikhism has increased 338% in America since 2000 with adherents numbering 57,000 in 2001.*

-There are 215 Sikh Centers in the USA, as of 2000.**

-The Sikh’s have combined Islam with Hinduism and have added some Christian and other religious teaching as well.

*Aris data from Adherents.com
**Pluralism Project

-Animism is like a spiritual malignancy infecting and perverting any religion where it finds an open door.

-Animism is related to Paganism.

-Animism is found especially in folk religions as well as in major religions as Hinduism, Buddhism, and all that practice ancestor worship and other occult worship.

-Animism is all over America now.

-Taoism is listed among the top 20 religions in the USA with adherents numbering 40,000 in 2001. This is an increase of 74% since 1990.*

-There are 38 Taoist Centers across the USA as of 2000.**

*Facts provided by Adis of Beliefnet.com.
**Pluralism Project

-We are still searching for more information on Shintoism in America. However, as with Confucianism we know that it is very much with us. Frequently, it will be seen in a syncretistic relationship with Buddhism in Japan.

-There are 6 established Shinto Centers around the USA in Washington, Georgia, Hawaii, and New York.*

*Pluralism Project

-Their god is fire representing power, warmth, illumination, and is seen as omnipotent and omniscient.

-They claim that Cyrus who freed the Jews from Babylonian captivity in 539 BC was a Zoroastrian and the first to write a document on human rights.

-There is an estimated 18,000 Zoroastrians in the USA as of 2000.*

-There are 36 recorded Zoroastrian Centers in the USA.**

*Data from Pluralism Project
**Pluralism Project.

-There are reported 60 Baha’i Centers across the USA as of 2000.*

*Pluralism Project

-We are still searching for accurate information on the occurance of Confucianism in America. This we know, it is present here.