When the great King Anawrahta of Pagan united the whole of Burma into a single kingdom in the eleventh century and made Theravada Buddhism the national religion, there were already in existence a ...

The Greek Buddhist monk Nyanadassana has been a senior monk of the ancient Buddhist Theravada tradition for 37 years in Sri ...

The Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha, a unique national heritage that represents the identity of Theravada Buddhism to the ...

eventually, a CCP-approved Dalai Lama. Chinese Theravada Buddhism is in no position to serve as a tool of soft power for the state.

Major Religions: Theravada Buddhism 87.9%, Christianity 6.2%, Islam 4.3%, Other 1.6% The first evidence of the Christian presence in Myanmar is traced to the 13th century -- Latin and Greek writings ...

There are also Buddhist festivals in both the Theravada and Mahayana traditions. Here Amalasiddhi talks about his life as a Buddhist.