Barua people
বড়ুয়া মঘ | |
|---|---|
Traditional costume of Maramagyi | |
| Total population | |
| 1.2 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Bangladesh Myanmar India | |
| Languages | |
| Bengali | |
| Religion | |
| Theravada Buddhism |
Barua (Bengali: বড়ুয়া, romanized: Boṛua; Rakhine: မရမာကြီး) are a Bengali-speaking Magh ethnic group who live in Chittagong Division in Bangladesh, West Bengal in India, and Rakhine State in Myanmar, where they are known as the Maramagyi or Maramagri, or particularly the Magh Barua. According to Arakanese chronology, the Barua Buddhists have lived in Myanmar for over five thousand years. In Myanmar, Barua Maghs are classified as one of the seven ethnic groups that make up the Rakhine nation. In West Bengal (India), the Barua Magh Buddhist community is recognized as a Scheduled Tribe (ST).