Buddhism in Thailand explained Buddhist Thai Temple

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Get a detailed explanation about religion in Thailand, buddhism and Thai Temples.

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Buddhism in Thailand is largely of the Theravada school, which is followed by 95 percent of the population. Thailand has the third largest Buddhist population in the world, after China and Japan, with approximately 64 million Buddhists. Buddhism in Thailand has also become integrated with folk religion as well as Chinese religions from the large Thai Chinese population. Buddhist temples in Thailand are characterized by tall golden stupas, and the Buddhist architecture of Thailand is similar to that in other Southeast Asian countries, particularly Cambodia and Laos, with which Thailand shares cultural and historical heritage.

Buddhism is believed to have come to what is now Thailand as early as 250 BCE, in the time of Indian Emperor Ashoka. Since then, Buddhism has played a significant role in Thai culture and society. Buddhism and the Thai monarchy has often been intertwined, with Thai kings historically seen as the main patrons of Buddhism in Thailand. Although politics and religion were generally separated for most of Thai history, Buddhism's connection to the Thai state would increase in the middle of the 19th century following the reforms of King Mongkut, that would lead to the development of a royally backed sect of Buddhism and increased centralization of the Thai Sangha under the state, with state control over Buddhism increasing further after the 2014 coup d'état.

Thai Buddhism is distinguished for its emphasis on short term ordination for every Thai man and its close interconnection with the Thai state and Thai culture. The two official branches, or Nikayas, of Thai Buddhism are the royally backed Dhammayuttika Nikaya and the larger Maha Nikaya.

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As a Thai person, this man did a great job explaining the main concept of our beliefs.
I too; have almost the same view of religions as this man (and I also believe that this is the “traditional” way and the essence of our Thainess) but to honest with you all, a lot of the Thai people do not “stop to concentrate” or elaborate on their thought that much. Some of them do actually come to the temples to get some good “luck” or prey for the greater “energy” or “spirits” (or one might say it's just another way to call a “God”), even worse that some of them might come to get some good “charms” from the Gurus. I don't mean to disrespect these people as I do aware that Thai belief has blended Animism, Hinduism, and Buddhism to the point these 3 are inseparable. But for me, to mix other beliefs with Buddhism philosophy, to the point that you has forgotten what Buddhism really mean, is like you have lost sense with the world and pretending you are not who you are.
For the past 10 years in Thailand, there’s a lot of political turmoil and the aggressiveness of the people has risen to the point I have never seen in such a long time, I hope in the near future, The majority of Thai people will come back to find their old root again.

SilasHaslam