Hinduism in Brunei

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Hinduism expansion in Asia, from its heartland in Indian Subcontinent, to the rest of Asia, especially Southeast Asia, started circa 1st century marked with the establishment of early Hindu settlements and polities in Southeast Asia.

Almost the entire Hindu community in Brunei is made up of people of Indian origin. The approximate size is a few thousand. There are two Hindu temples in Brunei. According to the 2001 census, 124 of the Hindus are citizens and another 91 are permanent residents. The rest are non-citizens.[1]

Hinduism is practised by a minority of ethnic Tamils,[2] which comprises mainly doctors, engineers working in Brunei and others working in the education sector, both at school and university or college level as professors and teachers as well as research personnel.[3]

  1. ^ "IRF 2006 Report".
  2. ^ Orr, Tamra (2009-01-01). Brunei. Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 9780761431213.
  3. ^ "India sees prospects for work in Brunei's education sector Archived 2012-01-02 at the Wayback Machine", The Brunei Times, 12 October 2011.