The Constitute Project's text of Myanmar's 2008 Constitution, whose Section 361 states that the Union recognizes the special position of Buddhism as the faith professed by the great majority of citizens, while a following section separately recognizes Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Animism as religions existing in the Union at the time of the constitution's adoption.
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AuthorRepublic of the Union of Myanmar
PublisherConstitute Project
URLhttps://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Myanmar_2008
Source Typeprimary source / official record
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Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: the primary constitutional text, still cited by the ruling military authorities since the 2021 coup, read for the exact wording of Section 361 rather than for secondary commentary. Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)
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- Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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