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What are the religions worshiped by the Chinese in Malaysia?
Most Malaysian Chinese follow Mahayana Buddhism or Chinese traditional religion (including Taoism, Confucianism, and ancestor worship).
What is the name of God in Malaysia?
Allah
According to a series of government orders and rulings by Malaysia’s Islamic councils, the word for God in the Malay language — “Allah” — is reserved for Muslims. Malay-language Bibles are banned everywhere except inside churches. State regulations ban a list of words, including Allah, in any non-Muslim context.
What is Malaysia’s main religion?
The constitution states Islam is the “religion of the Federation; but other religions may be practiced in peace and harmony.” Federal and state governments have the power to mandate doctrine for Muslims and promote Sunni Islam above all other religious groups. Other forms of Islam are illegal.
Why did Malaysia convert to Islam?
He converted to Islam after marrying a princess from Pasai, of present-day Indonesia. The religion was adopted peacefully by the coastal trading ports people of Malaysia and Indonesia, absorbing rather than conquering existing beliefs. By the 15th and 16th centuries it was the majority faith of the Malay people.
Who is Dato Kong?
To most Malaysian Chinese, Datuk Gong is a local guardian spirit that resides in trees, ant hills, caves, riverbanks and in strange stone formations. A Datuk worship usually begins after a person is granted a vision of the Datuk’s spiritual form.
What is the religion of Malaysian Chinese people?
Most Malaysian Chinese follow a combination of Buddhism, Confucianism and ancestor-worship, but when pressed to specify their religion will identify themselves as Buddhists and will list themselves as such for bureaucratic purposes.
What percentage of Malaysia’s population is Buddhist?
Statistics from the 2010 Census indicate that 83.6\% of Malaysia’s ethnic Chinese identify as Buddhist, with significant numbers of adherents following Taoism (3.4\%) and Christianity (11.1\%). Actually, the percentage of practitioners of the Chinese folk religions may be higher, as many practise both Buddhism and folk religions.
Are there any Chinese folk religions in Indonesia?
Several big Chinese population cities like Medan, Batam, Bagansiapiapi and Singkawang has a significant numbers of Chinese folk religion followers aside Buddhists. There are also many Taoist associations in Indonesia.
What is the Chinese folk religion of Southeast Asia?
The Chinese folk religion of Southeast Asia is markedly typified by the interaction with Malay indigenous religions ( Malaysian and Indonesian folk religion) and the adoption of gods of Hindu derivation, such as Brahma, Ganesha and Hanuman.