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Irreligion in India
Atheism and agnosticism have a long history in India and flourish within the Śramaṇa movement. Indian religions like Jainism, Buddhism and some sects of Hinduism can be considered non-theistic or transtheistic. These schools of thought consider spirituality without necessarily the existence of a Supreme God . While a degree of doubt has been ingrained in Indian spiritual culture, a large proportion of atheists/agnostics face societal stigma and have to hide their irreligious identity. As a result, many irreligious mark their Family religion on Government forms and Census. This makes it difficult to ascertain the spread of irreligion in India. India has produced some notable atheist politicians and social reformers. Around 0.7 million people in India did not state their religion in the 2001 census and were counted in the "religion not stated" category. They constituted 0.06% of India's population. Their number has significantly increased four times, from 0.7 million in the 2001 census to...
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