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SOCIETY / RELIGION and BELIEFS
List: Top Ten Religions in Taiwan by number of registered members
Date: 2004
Source: Taiwan National Statistics Office
Base: All registered religions in Taiwan.
Notes: No Jedi Knights? Maybe they're a secret sub-sect on the island, lying ready to save the cosmos in its hour of need. Li-ism was founded by Yang Lai-ju in the 17th Century and its meaning is 'the doctrine of order'. Li-ism is an amalgamation of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism with an accent on the worshipping of Kuanyin (the Goddess of Mercy) and traditional Chinese morals and ethics. So if you're ever asked in a pub quiz...
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Religion
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Number of registered members
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Taoism
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5,546,000
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Buddhism
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4,486,000
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Yi Guan Dao
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845,000
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Protestantism
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605,000
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Catholicism
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298,000
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Lord of Universe Church
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260,000
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Tian De Jiao
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200,000
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Li-ism
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169,000
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Syuan Yuan Jiao
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150,000
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Islam
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53,000
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