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Theravada Buddhism  

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  • Theravada Buddhism is the tradition of Buddhism dominant today in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), Burma (Myanmar), Thailand (formerly Siam), Laos, Cambodia, and some other small communities. Theravada Buddhism as an institutionalized religion has had since its beginnings a marked interdependence with the political structures in the societies in which it has become the dominant religion. [Source: Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion; Buddhism, Theravada]

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