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and official suppression of political participation based on religious, cultural, and linguistic traits. This policy has enabled greater freedom of religious expression and allowed the census to officially enumerate more religious groups. It has also enabled Christian foreign and local missionaries (funds are not local one) to convert local people more aggressively, promising miracle cure for illness, offering scholarship to kids, redemption and the like. The result of those many conversions is the diabolisation of Hinduism and Buddhism among the new converts and is creating inexcusable schisms in families and the traditionally tolerant society. The geographical distribution of religious groups in the early 1990s revealed a preponderance of Hindus, accounting for at least 87 percent of the population in every region. The largest concentrations of Buddhists were found in the eastern hills, the Kathmandu Valley , and the central Tarai ; in each area about 10 percent of the people were Buddhist. Buddhism was relatively more common among the Newar and Tibeto-Nepalese groups. Among the Tibeto-Nepalese, those most influenced by Hinduism were the Magar , Sunwar , and Rai peoples. Hindu influence was less prominent among the Gurung , Limbu , Bhote , and Thakali groups, who continued to employ Buddhist monks for their religious ceremonies. REFERENCES SEE ALSO |
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