Buddhism in Thailand

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Buddhism is the largest-religion in Thailand, followed by around 92.5% of the country's population as per 2021. By sheer numbers, it has the world's largest Buddhist population followed by China and Myanmar, with more than 67 million Buddhists. The Theravada branch is practiced by most Buddhists and shares many similarities with Sri Lankan Buddhism. Buddhism in Thailand has also become integrated with Hinduism from millennia of Indian influence, and 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 heritages. Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Laos are countries with Theravada Buddhist majorities. Buddhism is believed to have come to what is now Thailand as early as the 3rd century BCE, in the time of the Indian Emperor Ashoka...

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