Buddhism in Africa
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Buddhism, as a major world religion, is practiced in Africa. Most of the Buddhists in Africa, live in South Africa. Though there have been some conversion amongst Africans, most of the Buddhists in Africa, are of Asian, mostly Chinese, Vietnamese or Japanese descent. 0.01% of South Africa's population are Buddhist. There have also been cases of some high profile celebrities converting to Buddhism such as Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, a famous actor of Nigerian descent.[1]
One of the very few monastics of African descent is Ven. Bhante Buddharakkhita from Uganda, founder of the Uganda Buddhist Centre.