Theravada Buddhism is the largest religion in Laos, which is practiced by 66% of the population. Lao Buddhism is a unique version of Theravada Buddhism and is at the basis of ethnic Lao culture. Buddh
Wat Mai Suwannaphumaham Temple in Luang Prabang, Laos
Pha That Luang stupa in Vientiane
Bhaddanta Lokaratthi (Ven. Boun-Than Bouppharath Dhammañāṇo), official title Somdet Phra ฺBuddhajinros Sakalamahāsanghapāmokkha, Sangharājā of Laos reads a speech at the opening of the Laos-Cambodia session of the Buddhist Council (Chaṭṭa Sangāyanā), 1955-04-28.
Wat Xieng Thong temple in Luang Prabang, Laos
Theravāda is Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school's adherents, termed Theravādins, have preserved their version of the Buddha's teaching or Dhamma in the Pāli Canon for over two millennia. As
Buddhism in Laos
…Theravada Buddhism is the largest religion in Laos, which is practiced by 66% of the population. Lao Buddhism is a unique version of Theravada Buddhism and is…
The Thuparamaya Stupa, the earliest stupa after Theravada Buddhism became the official religion in Sri Lanka, dating back to the reign of King Devanampiya Tissa (247–207 BCE)
The Ruwanwelisaya stupa, built by the Sri Lankan King Dutugemunu (c. 140 BCE)
Gold Plates containing fragments of the Pali Tipitaka (5th century) found in Maunggan (a village near the city of Sriksetra)
Bagan, the capital of the Bagan Kingdom. Between the 11th and 13th centuries, more than 10,000 temples, pagodas and monasteries were constructed in the Bagan plains.