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Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery
Abhayagiri, or Fearless Mountain in the canonical language of Pali, is a Theravadin Buddhist monastery of the Thai Forest Tradition in Redwood Valley, California.
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Agga Maha Pandita
Aggamahāpaṇḍita (အဂ္ဂမဟာပဏ္ဍိတ) is an honorific Burmese Buddhist title conferred by the Burmese government to distinguished Theravada Buddhist monks.
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Ajahn
Ajahn (อาจารย์,,, also romanized ajaan, aajaan, ajarn, ajahn, acharn and achaan) is a Thai language term which translates as "professor" or "teacher." It is derived from the Pali word ācariya, and is a term of respect, similar in meaning to the Japanese sensei, and is used as a title of address for high-school and university teachers, and for Buddhist monks who have passed ten vassa.
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Anathapindika
Anathapindika (Pāli: Anāthapiṇḍika; Sanskrit: Anāthapiṇḍada) was a wealthy merchant and banker, believed to have been the wealthiest merchant in Savatthi in the time of Gautama Buddha. Born Sudatta, he received the nickname Anathapindika, literally "one who gives alms to the poor", due to his reputation of loving to give to those in need. Anathapindika was the chief male lay disciple and the greatest patron of Gautama Buddha. Anathapindika is known as the male lay disciple of the Buddha who was foremost in generosity. His female counterpart was Visakha. Anathapindika is frequently referred to as Anathapindika-setthi (setthi meaning "wealthy person" or "millionaire"), and is sometimes referred to as Mahā Anāthapindika to distinguish him from Cūla Anāthapindika, another disciple of the Buddha.
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Ango
An, or, is a Japanese term for a three-month period of intense training for students of Zen Buddhism, lasting anywhere from 90 to 100 days.
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Asalha Puja
Asalha Puja (known as Asanha Bucha in Thailand, อาสาฬหบูชา) is a Theravada Buddhist festival which typically takes place in July, on the full moon of the sixth lunar month (the full moon of Cancer).
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Ayya Tathaaloka
Ayya Tathaaloka Bhikkhuni is an American-born Theravada nun, scholar and Buddhist teacher.
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Bamar people
The Bamar (also historically the Burmese and Burmans) are the dominant ethnic group in Myanmar.
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Bang Phli District
Bang Phli (บางพลี) is a district (amphoe) of Samut Prakan Province in Thailand.
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Bhikkhu
A bhikkhu (from Pali, Sanskrit: bhikṣu) is an ordained male monastic ("monk") in Buddhism.
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Bhikkhuni
A bhikkhunī (Pali) or bhikṣuṇī (Sanskrit) is a fully ordained female monastic in Buddhism.
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Buddhism and Jainism
Buddhism and Jainism are two ancient Indian religions that developed in Magadha (Bihar region) and continue to thrive in the modern times.
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Buddhism in Cambodia
Buddhism in Cambodia is currently a form of Theravada Buddhism.
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Buddhism in Myanmar
Buddhism in Myanmar is practiced by 89% of the country's population, and is predominantly of the Theravada tradition.
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Buddhism in Thailand
Buddhism in Thailand is largely of the Theravada school, which is followed by 94.6 percent of the population.
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Buddhism in the United States
Buddhism, once thought of as a mysterious religion from the East, has now become very popular in the West, and is one of the largest religions in the United States.
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Buddhist calendar
The Buddhist calendar is a set of lunisolar calendars primarily used in mainland Southeast Asian countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand as well as in Sri Lanka and Chinese populations of Malaysia and Singapore for religious or official occasions.
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Buddhist devotion
Devotion, a central practice in Buddhism, refers to commitment to religious observances or to an object or person, and may be translated with Sanskrit or Pāli terms like saddhā, gārava or pūjā.
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Buddhist monasticism
Buddhist monasticism is one of the earliest surviving forms of organized monasticism in the history of religion.
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Buriram Province
Buriram (บุรีรัมย์,,; Northern Khmer: มืฺงแปะ) is one of the northeastern provinces (changwat) of Thailand.
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Burmese Buddhist Temple
The Burmese Buddhist Temple (also known as Maha Sasana Ramsi; သာသနာ့ရံသီ မြန်မာဘုရားကျောင်း) is the oldest Theravada institution and the only Burmese Buddhist temple of its kind in Singapore.
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Burmese calendar
The Burmese calendar (မြန်မာသက္ကရာဇ်,, or ကောဇာသက္ကရာဇ်,; Burmese Era (BE) or Myanmar Era (ME)) is a lunisolar calendar in which the months are based on lunar months and years are based on sidereal years.
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Burmese cuisine
Burmese cuisine includes dishes from various regions of Myanmar.
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Cattle in religion and mythology
Due to the multiple benefits from cattle, there are varying beliefs about cattle in societies and religions.
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Coming of age
Coming of age is a young person's transition from being a child to being an adult.
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Culture of Buddhism
Buddhist culture is exemplified through Buddhist art, Buddhist architecture, Buddhist music and Buddhist cuisine.
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Culture of Laos
Laos developed its culture and customs as the inland crossroads of trade and migration in Southeast Asia over millennia.
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Culture of Myanmar
The culture of Myanmar (also known as Burma) has been heavily influenced by Buddhism and the Mon people.
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Dhammadharini Vihara
Dhammadharini Vihara is a Buddhist women's monastic residence (vihara) in the Sonoma Hills of Santa Rosa, California.
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Dilla (month)
Dillā (Nepal Bhasa: दिल्ला) is the ninth month in the Nepal Era calendar, the national lunar calendar of Nepal.
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Evening Standard Theatre Awards
The Evening Standard Theatre Awards, established in 1955, are the oldest theatrical awards ceremony in the United Kingdom.
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Four Reigns
The Four Reigns (Thai สี่แผ่นดิน, Si Phaen Din), a novel by Kukrit Pramoj, shows how individuals in Thai society adjust to change in the face of historic events.
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Gadaw
Gadaw (ကန်တော့,; also spelt kadaw) is a Burmese verb referring to a Burmese tradition in which a person, always of lower social standing, pays respect or homage to a person of higher standing (including Buddhist monks, elders, teachers and Buddha), by kneeling before them and paying obeisance with joined hands, and bowing.
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Gautama Buddha
Gautama Buddha (c. 563/480 – c. 483/400 BCE), also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was an ascetic (śramaṇa) and sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.
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Guru Purnima
Guru Purnima is a Nepalese and Indian festival dedicated to spiritual and academic teachers.
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History of Wat Phra Dhammakaya
Wat Phra Dhammakaya (วัดพระธรรมกาย) is a Buddhist temple in Thailand.
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Index of Buddhism-related articles
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Index of Myanmar-related articles
Articles (arranged alphabetically) related to Myanmar (also known as Burma) include.
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Index of Thailand-related articles T to Z
This is a list of articles related to Thailand, sorted by alphabetical order.
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Insight Meditation Society
The Insight Meditation Society (IMS) is a non-profit organization for study of Buddhism located in Barre, Massachusetts.
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International Congress on Buddhist Women's Role in the Sangha
The International Congress on Buddhist Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages was an historic event that took place July 18–20, 2007.
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Isan
Isan (Isan/อีสาน,; also written as Isaan, Isarn, Issarn, Issan, Esan, or Esarn; from Pali ऐशान aiśāna or Sanskrit ऐशान aiśāna "northeast") consists of 20 provinces in the northeastern region of Thailand.
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Jetavana
Jetavana was one of the most famous of the Buddhist monasteries or viharas in India.
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Junagadh Buddhist Cave Groups
Junagadh Buddhist Cave Groups are located in Junagadh district of the Indian state of Gujarat.
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Kathina
Kathina is a Buddhist festival which comes at the end of Vassa, the three-month rainy season retreat for Theravada Buddhists in Bangladesh (known as Kaṭhina Cībar Dān), Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand.
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Khao tom
Khao tom (ເຂົ້າຕົ້ມ; ข้าวต้ม,; also spelled kao tom), or khao tom mat (ข้าวต้มมัด) is a Laotian and Thai dessert of seasoned steamed sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves.
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Konbaung dynasty
The Konbaung dynasty (ကုန်းဘောင်ခေတ်), formerly known as the Alompra dynasty, or Alaungpaya dynasty, was the last dynasty that ruled Burma/Myanmar from 1752 to 1885.
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Kosambi
Kosambi (Pali) or Kaushambi (Sanskrit) was an important city in ancient India.
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Kyaw Zaw
Kyaw Zaw (ကျော်ဇော,; 3 December 1919 – 10 October 2012) was one of the founders of the Tatmadaw (the modern Burmese Army) and a member of the legendary "Thirty Comrades" who trained in Japan in the struggle for independence from Britain.
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Lao people
The Lao are a Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia, who speak the eponymous language of the Tai–Kadai group.
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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Designer
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Set Designer was an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre.
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Lent (disambiguation)
Lent, in Western Christianity, is the period before the Christian holy day of Easter.
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List of Buddhist festivals
Japanese festivals and Barua festivals often involve Buddhist culture, as do pagoda festivals held as fairs held at Buddhist temples in Myanmar.
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List of Burmese traditional festivals
Burmese traditional festivals are based on the traditional Burmese calendar and dates are largely determined by the moon's phase.
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List of festivals in Asia
The following is an incomplete list of festivals in Asia, with links to separate lists by country and region where applicable.
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Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro
Luang Pu Sodh Candasaro (10 October 1884 – 3 February 1959), also known as Phramongkolthepmuni (พระมงคลเทพมุนี), was the abbot of Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen from 1916 until his death in 1959.
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Mahamuni Buddha Temple
The Mahamuni Buddha Temple (မဟာမုနိဘုရားကြီး,; also called the Mahamuni Pagoda) is a Buddhist temple and major pilgrimage site, located southwest of Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) (Myanmar).
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Mahinda (Buddhist monk)
Mahinda (Sanskrit Mahendra; born third century BCE in Ujjain, modern Madhya Pradesh, India) was a Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka.
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Mandalay Palace
The Mandalay Palace (မန္တလေး နန်းတော်), located in Mandalay, Myanmar, is the last royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy.
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Maudgalyayana
Maudgalyāyana (Moggallāna), also known as Mahāmaudgalyāyana, was one of the Buddha's closest disciples.
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Monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).
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Monasticism
Monasticism (from Greek μοναχός, monachos, derived from μόνος, monos, "alone") or monkhood is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work.
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Naga fireball
Naga fireballs (บั้งไฟพญานาค), also known as bung fai paya nak or Mekong lights, are a phenomenon said to be often seen on the Mekong River.
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Nan, Thailand
Nan (น่าน) is a town in northern Thailand.
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Nong Khai
Nong Khai (เทศบาลเมืองหนองคาย, Thesaban Mueang Nong Khai (Nong Khai Town) or หนองคาย or Nong Khai) is a city in north-east Thailand.
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Nong Khai Province
Nong Khai (หนองคาย) is the northernmost of the northeastern (Isan) provinces (changwat) of Thailand.
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Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana
Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara (สมเด็จพระญาณสังวร;; 3 October 1913 – 24 October 2013), né Charoen Khachawat (เจริญ คชวัตร) and dharma name Suvaḍḍhano (สุวฑฺฒโน), was the 19th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand.
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Nyanatiloka
Nyanatiloka Mahathera (19 February 1878, Wiesbaden, Germany – 28 May 1957, Colombo, Ceylon), born as Anton Walther Florus Gueth, was one of the earliest westerners in modern times to become a Bhikkhu, a fully ordained Buddhist monk.
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Outline of Buddhism
Buddhism (Pali/बौद्ध धर्म Buddha Dharma) is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha, "the awakened one".
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Pagoda of the Celestial Lady
The Pagoda of the Celestial Lady (Chùa Thiên Mụ; also called Linh Mụ Pagoda) is a historic temple in the city of Huế in Vietnam.
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Patimokkha
In Theravada Buddhism, the Patimokkha is the basic code of monastic discipline, consisting of 227 rules for fully ordained monks (bhikkhus) and 311 for nuns (bhikkhunis).
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Pavarana
Pavarana is a Buddhist holy day celebrated on Aashvin full moon of the lunar month.
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Pchum Ben
Pchum Ben (បុណ្យភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ; "Ancestors' Day") is a 15-day Cambodian religious festival, culminating in celebrations on the 15th day of the tenth month in the Khmer calendar, at the end of the Buddhist lent, Vassa.
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Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
Pedro Ramírez Vázquez (April 16, 1919 – April 16, 2013).
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Phongyibyan
Phongyibyan (ဘုန်းကြီးပျံ; also spelt pongyibyan or phongyibyan pwe) is a Burmese language term that refers to the ceremonial cremation of high-ranking Buddhist monks, in particular monks from Myanmar's largest Buddhist order, the Thudhamma Nikaya.
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Phuang malai
Phuang malai (พวงมาลัย) or Malai (มาลัย) are a Thai form of floral garland.
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Public holidays in Myanmar
Several public holidays are observed in Myanmar.
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Public holidays in Thailand
Public holidays in Thailand are regulated by the government, and most are observed by both the public and private sectors.
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Retreat (spiritual)
The meaning of a spiritual retreat can be different for different religious communities.
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Royal Ploughing Ceremony
The Royal Ploughing Ceremony (พระราชพิธีจรดพระนังคัลแรกนาขวัญ Phra Ratcha Phithi Charot Phra Nangkhan Raek Na Khwan; ព្រះរាជពិធីបុណ្យច្រត់ព្រះនង្គ័ល Preah Reach Pithi Chrot Preah Neangkol; වප් මඟුල් Vap Magula) also known as The Ploughing Festival is an ancient royal rite held in many Asian countries to mark the traditional beginning of the rice growing season. The royal ploughing ceremony, called Lehtun Mingala or Mingala Ledaw, was also practiced in pre-colonial Burma until 1885 when the monarchy was abolished.
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Saffron Revolution
Saffron Revolution is a term used to describe a series of economic and political protests and demonstrations that took place during August, September and October 2007 in Myanmar.
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Sangharaja
Sangharaja (Pāli: sangha religious community + raja ruler, king, or prince) is the title given in many Theravada Buddhist countries to a senior monk who is the titular head either of a monastic fraternity (nikaya), or of the Sangha throughout the country.
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Sarnath
Sarnath is a place located 10 kilometres north-east of Varanasi near the confluence of the Ganges and the Varuna rivers in Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Sayadaw
A sayadaw (ဆရာတော်,; lit. royal teacher and alternatively spelt hsayadaw, sayado, sayāḍo or sayāḍaw) is a Burmese Buddhist title used to reference the senior monk or abbot of a monastery.
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Seth Evans
Seth Evans is a scholar and educator who specializes in the Abhidhamma Pitaka (abhidhammapiṭaka) and the Visuddhimagga.
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Shin Ditha Pamauk
The Venerable Shin Ditha Pamauk (ရှင်ဒိသာပါမောက်,(Luce in MSK 1961: 262–263): The modern spelling "Ditha Pamauk" (ဒိသာပါမောက်) is an abbreviated form of "Ditha Pamaukkha" (ဒိသာပါမောက္ခ), derived from Pali Disāpāmukkha. However, the Old Burmese spelling given in the contemporary inscriptions was "သျှင်ဒိသာပြမုက်", which suggests it was derived from Sanskrit Disāprāmukha. The name means "Presiding Teacher of All Regions".; also spelled as Disapramok) was the Chief Primate of the Pagan Empire during the reign of King Narathihapate (1256–87).
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Shin Uttarajiva
The Venerable Shin Uttarajiva (ရှင်ဥတ္တရဇီဝ; died c. 5 October 1191) was primate of Pagan Kingdom during the reigns of three kings Narathu, Naratheinkha and Narapatisithu from 1167 to 1191.
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Shwe Nya War Sayadaw
U Pinnyasiha, commonly known as the Shwe Nya Wa Sayadaw (ရွှေညဝါဆရာတော် ဦးပညာသီဟ), is a Burmese Theravada Buddhist monk, best known for teaching at Yangon Buddhist University in Kyimyindaing Township in Yangon.
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Sravasti Abbey
Sravasti Abbey, the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery for Western nuns and monks in the U.S., was established in Washington State by Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron in 2003.
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Syrmia
Syrmia (Srem/Срем, Srijem) is a fertile region of the Pannonian Plain in Europe, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers.
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Tabinshwehti
Tabinshwehti (တပင်ရွှေထီး,; 16 April 1516 – 30 April 1550) was king of Toungoo Dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1530 to 1550, and the founder of Toungoo Empire.
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Taungoo–Ava War (1538–45)
The Toungoo–Ava War (1538–1545) (တောင်ငူ–အင်းဝ စစ် (၁၅၃၈–၁၅၄၅)) was a military conflict that took place in present-day Lower and Central Burma (Myanmar) between the Toungoo Dynasty, and the Ava-led Confederation of Shan States, Hanthawaddy Pegu and Arakan (Mrauk-U).
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Tawthalin
Tawthalin (တော်သလင်း) is the sixth month of the traditional Burmese calendar.
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Tazaungdaing festival
The Tazaungdaing Festival (တန်ဆောင်တိုင်ပွဲတော်, also known as the Festival of Lights and spelt Tazaungdine Festival), held on the full moon day of Tazaungmon, the eighth month of the Burmese calendar, is celebrated as a national holiday in Burma (Myanmar) and marks the end of the rainy season.
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Tịnh Xá Trung Tâm
Tịnh Xá Trung Tâm is a Buddhist temple in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam.
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Thadingyut
Thadingyut (သီတင်းကျွတ်) is the seventh month of the traditional Burmese calendar.
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Thadingyut Festival
The Thadingyut Festival (Burmese: သီတင်းကျွတ်ပွဲတော်), the Lighting Festival of Myanmar, is held on the full moon day of the Burmese lunar month of Thadingyut.
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Thai Forest Tradition
The Kammaṭṭhāna Forest Tradition of Thailand (Pali: kammaṭṭhāna meaning "place of work"), commonly known in the West as the Thai Forest Tradition, is a lineage of Theravada Buddhist monasticism, as well as the lineage's associated heritage of Buddhist praxis.
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Thai lunar calendar
The Thai lunar calendar (ปฏิทินจันทรคติ,,, literally, Specific days according to lunar norms), or Tai calendar, is a lunisolar Buddhist calendar.
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Thawun Gyi
Thawun Gyi (သဝန်ကြီး,; 1258 – 1317) was the founder and first ruler of Toungoo (Taungoo), the predecessor state of the Toungoo dynasty of Myanmar.
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Theravada
Theravāda (Pali, literally "school of the elder monks") is a branch of Buddhism that uses the Buddha's teaching preserved in the Pāli Canon as its doctrinal core.
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Therigatha
The Therigatha (Therīgāthā), often translated as Verses of the Elder Nuns (Pāli: therī elder (feminine) + gāthā verses), is a Buddhist text, a collection of short poems of early women who were elder nuns (having experienced 10 Vassa or monsoon periods).
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Ubon Ratchathani
Ubon Ratchathani (อุบลราชธานี) is one of the four major cities of Isan (Khorat/Nakhon Ratchasima, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, and Khon Kaen), also known as the "big four of Isan".
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Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival
The Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival, the most elaborate of the traditional parading of candles to wats (translit), is held in Ubon Ratchathani, Isan, Thailand, around the days of Asanha Puja (which commemorates the Buddha's first sermon) and Wan Kao Pansa (which marks the beginning of vassa).
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Uposatha
The Uposatha (Upavasatha) is a Buddhist day of observance, in existence from the Buddha's time (500 BCE), and still being kept today in Buddhist countries.
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Vaasa (disambiguation)
Vaasa is a city in Finland.
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Vaishali (ancient city)
Vaishali or Vesali was a city in present-day Bihar, India, and is now an archaeological site.
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Veneration of the dead
The veneration of the dead, including one's ancestors, is based on love and respect for the deceased.
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Vihara
Vihara (विहार, IAST: vihāra) generally refers to a Buddhist bhikkhu monastery.
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Wagaung
Wagaung (ဝါခေါင်) is the fifth month of the traditional Burmese calendar.
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Wan Ok Phansa
Wan Ok Phansa (literally "day of going out of Vassa", ออก in Thai meaning exit or leave) is the last day of the Thai-Lao observance of Vassa.
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Waso
Waso (ဝါဆို; formerly Nweta or) is the fourth month of the traditional Burmese calendar.
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Wat Aranyawiwake
Wat Aranyawiwake (Thai script: วัดอรัญญวิเวก, RTGS: Wat Aranyawiwek) is a monastery (wat) in the Thai Forest Tradition of the Theravada lineage of Buddhism.
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Wat Suan Dok
Wat Suan Dok (วัดสวนดอก,, roughly "flower garden temple"), also known as Wat Buppharam (วัดบุปผาราม) is a Buddhist temple (Wat) in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand.
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Redirects here:
Buddhist Lent, Khao Phansa, Rain retreat, Rains Retreat, Wan Kao Pansa, Wan Khao Phansa.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassa
