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According to [[Libya]]'s 2007 census, Libya has more than 15,010 workers from [[Sri Lanka]] and other countries with Buddhist populations (about 12,000 [[Koreans]] and more than 2,000 citizens from China) which made up about 0.3% of total population of Libya. As a result, Libya has one of highest proportions of Buddhists in [[North Africa]] despite there not being any Buddhist [[pagoda]]s or temples.{{cn|date=April 2024}}<br />
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[[Theravada]] Buddhists make up two thirds and are primarily [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]] while the remaining third follow [[East Asian Buddhism]] and are Korean or Chinese nationals.{{cn|date=April 2024}}<br />
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==History==<br />
[[Hegesias of Cyrene]] was a philosopher of the [[Cyrenaic school]] around 290 BC.<br />
It has been thought by some that Hegesias was influenced by [[Greco-Buddhism]].<ref name="books.google.com">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wjW_BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA184|title=Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Philosophy|first=Anthony|last=Preus|date=February 12, 2015|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|via=Google Books|isbn=9781442246393}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Hinduism in Libya]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
* Country Profile of Libya (Religious Intelligence) [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927193451/http://www.religiousintelligence.co.uk/country/?CountryID=140]<br />
* Religious Freedom Profile of Libya <ref>[http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/nationprofiles/Libya/rbodies.html Religious Freedom Page] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071106034702/http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/nationprofiles/Libya/rbodies.html |date=November 6, 2007 }}</ref><br />
* The US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2006 - Libya<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71427.htm |title=Libya |access-date=2019-05-26 |archive-date=2020-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518180125/https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71427.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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