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| The Thai's are mainly Buddhist in fact 94% of them are. They believe in
The Lord Buddha, The Dhamma, (the way he taught) which can lead to Enlightenment and
Nirvana, and the Noble Order of Enlightened. Religion plays a central part of community
life and the monastery offers refuge for those seeking solace. Often the father of
the family retires to the monastery after the death of his wife. Practically every
Thai male will become a monk for at least three months of their life during their youth.
The monks follow a simple life a which starts early in the morning. They walk around
the areas adjacent the temple to receive alms from the local community. This is where
practically all of their food comes from.
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Monks wear different saffron robes
for their morning
alms procession than for the rest of the day. |
The temple is also a sanctuary for stray dogs and cats. They go there, safe in
the knowledge, that they will be fed.
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The Thai flag reflects Buddhism in the two white stripes, red is
nation and blue represents the monarchy. |
- Other religions in Thailand are
Muslim 4%,
Christian 0.55%
others 0.63%.
These
figures do not take into account the tribal people, many of whom are animist.
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