Theravada Buddhist Southeast Asia
Buddhism in Southeast Asia includes a variety of traditions of Buddhism including two main traditions: Mahāyāna Buddhism and Theravāda Buddhism. Historically, Mahāyāna Buddhism had a prominent position in this region, but in modern times most countries follow the Theravāda tradition. Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian countries with a Theravāda Buddhist majority are Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, all Mainland Southeast Asia, mainland countries. Vietnam continues to have a Mahāyāna majority due to Chinese people, Chinese influence. Indonesia was Mahāyāna Buddhist since the time of the Sailendra and Srivijaya empires, but Mahāyāna Buddhism in Indonesia is now largely practiced by the Chinese diaspora, as in Singapore and Malaysia. Mahāyāna Buddhism is the predominant religion of Chinese communities in Chinese Singaporeans, Singapore, Chinese-Malaysian, Malaysia, Chinese Bruneian, Brunei, and Chinese Indonesians, Indonesia. History Early traditions and origins ...
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