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    ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ), specifically Theravāda Buddhism (Burmese: ထေရဝါဒဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ), is the official and state religion of Myanmar since 1961, and practiced by nearly...
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  • Myanmar (Burma) is a Buddhist majority country with a significant minority of Christians and other groups residing in the country. Buddhism is a part...
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  • Ari Buddhism or the Ari Gaing (Burmese: အရည်းဂိုဏ်း, IPA: [əjí ɡáiɰ̃]) is the name given to the religious practice common in Burma prior to Anawrahta's...
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    people are an ethnic group from Burma (Myanmar) that contributed to the success of Theravada Buddhism within Indochina. Buddhism was likely introduced to the...
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    territories. Buddhism is the official religion in four countries, Bhutan, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. The religion also holds a special status in two countries...
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  • Sangharaja (category Buddhism in Myanmar)
    in colonial Burma. When Started Supreme Patriarchy at 1980. Currently Fifth Supreme Patriarch of Myanmar is Thanlyin Mingyaung Sayadaw. In Sri Lanka, from...
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    elements of Buddhism , with many Hindu temples in Myanmar housing statues of the Buddha. There is a sizable population of Hindus with the Myanmar Tamils and...
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    Kingdom in Myanmar. The generally held belief within Myanmar is that a Bhikkhu (monk) named Shin Arahan from Thaton introduced Theravada Buddhism to the...
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  • Theravada (redirect from Theravada Buddhism)
    Buddhism had degenerated, and that liberation was no longer attainable until the coming of Maitreya. The practice was revived in Myanmar (Burma) in the...
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    2017 with the Rohingya genocide and due to the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état. Myanmar (also known as Burma) has generally maintained warmer relations with near...
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    Nat (deity) (redirect from Burmese nat)
    IPA: [naʔ]) are god-like spirits venerated in Myanmar and neighbouring countries in conjunction with Buddhism. They are divided between the 37 Great Nats...
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  • 969 Movement (category Buddhism in Myanmar)
    to rid Myanmar [Burma] of unwanted conflicts," he added. Wirathu has said that the Time article was not against Buddhism, just against him. In an interview...
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    of Myanmar after three Anglo-Burmese Wars in the 19th century, and the country became a British colony. After a brief Japanese occupation, Myanmar was...
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    practised in broader East Asia, is followed by over half of world Buddhists. Buddhism is the dominant religion in Thailand, Cambodia, Tibet, Myanmar, Sri Lanka...
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  • The culture of Myanmar (Burma) (Burmese: မြန်မာ့ယဉ်ကျေးမှု; MLCTS: /mranma yanykye:hmu/ ) has been heavily influenced by Buddhism. Burmese culture has also...
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    ascent of Burmese language and culture, the spread of Bamar ethnicity in Upper Myanmar, and the growth of Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar and in mainland...
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    Buddhism in China refers to Buddhism that has been developed and practiced in China, based on the geographical location and administrative region instead...
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    Myanmar Airways International. Yay Thu Ma - mermaid. Buddhist mythology Buddhist cosmology Buddhism in Myanmar Culture of Burma Mythical Creatures in...
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    and Burmese in Malaysia that practice Buddhism such as Ananda Krishnan and K. Sri Dhammananda and a sizeable population of Malaysian Indians. Buddhism was...
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  • The history of Buddhism can be traced back to the 5th century BCE. Buddhism originated from Ancient India, in and around the ancient Kingdom of Magadha...
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    Dictionary of Buddhism (Princeton University Press, 2014), s.v. "jedi (zedi)". Reid, Robert; Grosberg, Michael (2005). Myanmar (Burma). Lonely Planet...
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  • Buddhism in Bhutan Buddhism in Brazil Buddhism in Brunei Buddhism in Bulgaria Buddhism in Burma Buddhism in Cambodia Buddhism in Canada Buddhism in China...
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    Bagan (redirect from Bagan, Myanmar)
    (Burmese: ပုဂံ; MLCTS: pu.gam, IPA: [bəɡàɰ̃]; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From...
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    Buddhism is among the smallest minority-religions in Canada, with a very slowly growing population in the country, partly the result of conversion, with...
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    Tazaungdaing festival (category Buddhist festivals in Myanmar)
    and the Shan States. Vol. 2. Government of Burma. "The merry, marry months start in Myanmar". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12...
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    and historical heritages. Thai Buddhism also shares many similarities with Sri Lankan Buddhism. Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Laos are countries...
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    Thagyamin (category Articles containing Burmese-language text)
    Publishing. p. 147. ISBN 9788131304051. Myanmar-English Official Dictionary. Yangon, Burma: Department of Myanmar Language Commission. 1993. p. 495. "Buddhist...
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    Maravijaya Buddha (category Buddhist pilgrimage sites in Myanmar)
    Naypyidaw Ring Road. Myanmar portal Religion portal Architecture portal Burmese pagoda Buddhism in Myanmar History of Buddhism List of tallest statues...
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    Fifth Buddhist council (category History of Buddhism in Myanmar)
    (Myanmar). The chief objective of this meeting was to recite all the teachings of the Gautama Buddha according to the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism...
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