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• Vajrayana Buddhism in Southeast Asia — Part of a series on Buddhism Outline · Portal …   Wikipedia

• Hinduism in Southeast Asia — influenced the former Champa civilization in southern parts of Central Vietnam, Funan in Cambodia, the Khmer Empire in Indochina, the Srivijayan kingdom on Sumatra, the Singhasari kingdom and the Majapahit Empire based in Java, Bali, and the… …   Wikipedia

• Southeast Asia — Member states of ASEAN Area 5,000,000 km2 (1,900,000 sq mi) Population 593,000,000 …   Wikipedia

• Buddhism in the Philippines — See|Srivijaya is the historical center of Vajrayana Buddhism in Southeast Asia, and not of Theravada Buddhism Buddhism, specifically Vajrayana, gained a foothold in the Philippines with the rise of the Indianized Buddhist Srivijaya Empire… …   Wikipedia

• Buddhism in Cambodia — Buddhism has existed in Cambodia since at least the 5th century CE, with some sources placing its origin as early as the 3rd century BCE.Fact|date=December 2007 Theravada Buddhism has been the Cambodian state religion since the 13th century CE… …   Wikipedia

• Buddhism in the United States of America — Buddhism is a religion with millions of followers in the United States, including traditionally Buddhist Asian Americans as well as non Asians, many of whom are converts [ [http://www.beliefnet.com/story/7/story 732 1.html Beliefnet.com American… …   Wikipedia

• Southeast Asia — Southeast Asian. the countries and land area of Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. * * * Vast region of Asia lying east of the Indian subcontinent and south of China. It includes …   Universalium

• Southeast Asia, history of — Introduction       history of the area from prehistoric times to the contemporary period. Early society and accomplishments Origins       Knowledge of the early prehistory of Southeast Asia (Southeast Asia, history of) has undergone exceptionally …   Universalium

• Buddhism in Thailand — is largely of the Theravada school. Nearly 95% of Thailand s population is Buddhist of the Theravada school, though Buddhism in this country has become integrated with folk beliefs such as ancestor worship as well as Chinese religions from the… …   Wikipedia

• Buddhism in Laos — Buddhism is the primary religion of Laos. The Buddhism practiced in Laos is of the Theravada tradition. Lao Buddhism is a unique version of Theravada Buddhism and is at the basis of Lao culture. Buddhism in Laos is often closely tied to animist… …   Wikipedia