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Thai Buddhist

I am Buddhist and so are about 95% of people in Thailand. For us, it is more a way of life than other religions. We don't see the Buddha as a God but rather as a real person who reached enlightenment through meditation and leading a good life. When we pray or pay respect to his image we are promising him that we will do our best to be good. If you have any questions about Thailand, then please do not hesitate to post them in my All About Thailand Forums .

I took this picture at about 6.30 a.m. at my local market. People stopped the monk to give him food as a way to make merit. The monk never says thank you or makes eye contact. He blesses the people and then moves on barefoot.


Item Title Author
Life as a Thai Buddhist Nam Dokmai
Ceremony for the Dead National Culture Commission
The Life of the Buddha Student Weekly
Attitudes of Buddha Images Lertporn Parasakul
Viewpoint of a Western Buddhist Andrew Bond
The Story of the Mahajanaka Wadee Kheourai
Making Merit on My Mother's Birthday Panrit "Gor" Daoruang
Candlelight Procession The Nation
Tradition of Freeing Fish and Birds Thaiways
Gold Leaf Wadee Kheourai
Lustral Water Wadee Kheourai
Lotus Flowers in Buddhism Absorn Ounayakawit
Wisakha Puja Day Student Weekly
Asaha Puja Day Student Weekly
Magha Puja Day Thanapol Chadchaidee
Kathin Ceremony Thanapol Chadchaidee
The Emerald Buddha Thanapol Chadchaidee

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