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Development of Modern Buddhism in Thailand [history]
[Originated from Sri Lanka]
Thai Buddhism has been significantly influenced by Sri Lanka. While there are significant local and regional variations, the Theravada school provides most of the major themes of Thai Buddhism.
By tradition, Pāli is the language of religion in Thailand. Scriptures are recorded in Pāli; using either the modern Thai script or the older scripts, (Khom and Tham). Pāli is also used in religious liturgy, despite the fact that most Thai people understand very little of this ancient language. Even though many local texts have been composed in order to summarise the vast number of teachings found in the Tipitaka, the Pāli Tipitaka is the primary religious text in Thai Buddhism.
Insight into Thai Buddhism [travel]
[History of Thai Theravada Buddhism]
Buddhism in Thailand is mostly of the Theravada influence. Nearly 95% of Thailand's population is Buddhist of the Theravada school, even though Buddhism in Thailand has become integrated with folk beliefs, and as well as some Chinese religions from the large Thai-Chinese population.
Buddhist temples in Thailand are characterised by tall golden stupas; the Buddhist architecture in Thailand is similar to that in other Southeast Asian countries. Particularly Cambodia and Laos, with which Thailand shares cultural and historical heritage.
The history of Buddhism in Thailand, around the 13th to the 19th century, are still remain mystery, in part because few historical records or religious texts survived after the Burmese destruction of Ayutthaya (the capital city of the kingdom) in 1767.
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