Religion in India Lama, Tenzing Gyatso to India fleeing Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1959 and the setting up of the Tibetan Government in Exile at Dharamshala in Mcleodganj in Himachal Pradesh has also accelerated the resurgence of Buddhism in India. The effective religion in Sikkim, which joined the Indian Union in 1975 (making it India's 22nd state) remains Vajrayana Buddhism, and Padmasambhava or Guru Ugyen is a revered presence there. Jainism is a non-theistic Indian religion and philosophical system originating in Iron Age India. Jains compose 0.4% (around 4.45 million) of India's population, and are concentrated in the states of Gujarat, Karnataka,
Religion in Guyana 7% of the population (around 52,900 people). However, regions 1, 8, and 9 are 33.8%, 39.8%, and 50.1% Catholic, respectively. Seventh-day Adventists account for 5% of the total population, or 40,400 people. It is most popular in Cuyuni-Mazaruni, or region 7, where Seventh-day Adventists make up 17.3% of the region. Its lowest is in region number 9, with only 2.1% of Guyanese listing their religious adherence as Seventh-Day Adventism. Jehovah Witnesses make up around 1.3% (or a bit over 9,600 people) of Guyana's total population. The religion is most popular in Barima-Waini (region 1) and Upper Demerara-Berbice (region 10); about