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Thailand: Land of Buddhism
When searching a topic to write for this term paper, I was studying about Geography of Religions. Really interest with this subject, I tried to find a country, which has an attractive religion, to write about. And it is Thailand with its national religion, Buddhism. My home country, Vietnam, is also a nation of Buddhism. However, based on my own knowledge, and searching information, there are many differences about Buddhism between Thailand and Vietnam. It is really interesting and serves as a motivation for me to write this paper. Through it, I gain knowledge not only about Thailand but also my home country, Vietnam.
I. Location:
Located in Southeast Asia, Thailand has a large land area of 513,115 square kilometers. It is bordered by Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea. In learning to draw the map of Thailand, Thai children are taught that the country is shaped like an elephant’s head, with the trunk of the elephant dropping south towards Singapore and its ear pointed towards Cambodia.
The population of Thailand is more than 65,000,000 people, 75% are Thai and 14% are Chinese. Bangkok and Chiang Mai are the two biggest cities where 10,000,000 Thais are living. Generally, Thailand is still very much a rural country, with the majority of Thais living in small villages.
As stated above, Thailand is a country of Buddhism; more than 95% of Thais are Buddhists. The rest of the population comprises about 3% Muslims, and 2% Christians and others.
II. Apply 5 themes of Cultural Geography to Buddhism in Thailand:
1. Religious Region: After created by Prince Siddhartha Gautama (536 B.C.), Buddhism today has two main trends: Theravada (the Way of the Elders) and Mahayana (the Great Vehicle) . The biggest differences between them are their practices and their scriptures. Theravada’s goal is an eternity life in Nirvana while Mahayana’s is...
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