Multi cultural Religion in Singapore

Singapore is known as multi-religious country. The reason of this can be stated as people from various parts of the world are living here and there are mixed culture available in the country. In Singapore, the government also promotes religious tolerance. The largest religion in Singapore is Buddhism. It is recorded that 42.5 percent resident population are Buddhist. Most of the Malays are disciples of Islam while Indian Muslim communities are also there.

After the 200 census it has been seen that the Buddhism is the major religion in Singapore. The calculations are as follows Buddhism consists of 42.5 percent, Christianity is 14.6 percent, Hinduism is 4 percent, Taoism is 8.5 percent, Islam is 14.9 percent, and no Religious Affiliation is 14.9 percent. Other religions consist 1.6 percent of the total population. All the calculation is only for resident population. The authorities of Singapore never release any non-residential figure. The Singaporeans usually celebrate the festivals according to their religion. The diversity of religions is a direct manifestation of the variety of races living in Singapore. The Chinese are followers of Buddhism and Taoism with some extraordinary agnostics. Most of the Malays are Muslims while majority of Indians are Hindus. Significant numbers of Muslims and Sikhs are present in Singapore and these are basically from the Indian ethnic groups.

Religion can be called as an integral part of cosmopolitan Singapore. Many of its most attractive buildings are religious. You can take the examples of modern churches, old temples, or exotic mosques. These buildings are worth seeing while visiting the place. You will be able to understanding the architecture of these buildings if you really know art and can appreciation it as well.

Confucianist, Taoist, and Buddhist figures jointly with ancestral veneration are combined into a versatile unite in Chinese tradition temples. As a matter of fact it can be said that from ancient time these three religions had exercised their influences over Chinese cultures and traditions.