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Burmese folk religion and Myanmar

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Difference between Burmese folk religion and Myanmar

Burmese folk religion vs. Myanmar

Myanmar's folk religion refers to the animistic and polytheistic religious worship of nats (deities of local and Hindu origin) in Burma (Myanmar). Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia.

Similarities between Burmese folk religion and Myanmar

Burmese folk religion and Myanmar have 8 things in common (in Unionpedia): Anawrahta, Animism, Buddhism, Hinduism, List of ethnic groups in Myanmar, Nat (spirit), Religion in Myanmar, U Nu.

Anawrahta

Anawrahta Minsaw (အနော်ရထာ မင်းစော,; 11 May 1014 – 11 April 1077) was the founder of the Pagan Empire.

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Animism

Animism (from Latin anima, "breath, spirit, life") is the religious belief that objects, places and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.

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Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practised in the Indian subcontinent.

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List of ethnic groups in Myanmar

Myanmar (also known as Burma) is an extremely ethnically diverse nation with 135 distinct ethnic groups officially recognised by the Burmese government.

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Nat (spirit)

The nats (နတ်‌; MLCTS: nat) are spirits worshipped in Myanmar in conjunction with Buddhism.

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Religion in Myanmar

Myanmar (Burma) is a multi-religious country.

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U Nu

Nu (နု;; 25 May 1907 – 14 February 1995), known honorifically as U Nu (ဦးနု) or Thakin Nu, was a leading Burmese statesman, politician, nationalist, and political figure of the 20th century.

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Burmese folk religion and Myanmar Comparison

Burmese folk religion has 34 relations, while Myanmar has 593. As they have in common 8, the Jaccard index is 1.28% = 8 / (34 + 593).

References

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