Buddha Radiating Enlightment Statue

• Antique and Collectible Pre-1900 Age Unknown
• Buddhist Altar Relic to Benefit All Sentient Beings
• Native Laos Old Bronze Monk’s Buddha
• Display Buddhist Altar to Support Free Laos, Tibet & Nepal
• 2.4 x 1.2 x .5 Inch TantricBuddhistRelics ***** Rating

Laos Old Buddha carried in the holds of monks’ robe for a lifetime. 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 & is at the basis of Lao culture. Buddhism in Laos is often closely tied to animist beliefs & belief in ancestral spirits, particularly in rural areas. The percentage of the population that adheres to Buddhism in modern Laos is variously reported at 90% of the total population have taken refuge in the Three Jewels. Theravada Buddhism is believed to have first reached Laos during the 7th – 8th Centuries CE, via the kingdom of Dvaravati. During the 7th Century, tantric Buddhism was also introduced to Laos from the kingdom of Nan-chao, an ethnically Tai kingdom centered in modern day Yunnan, China. The Nan-chao kingdom also likely introduced the political ideology of the king as defender & protector of Buddhism, an important ideological tie between the monarchy & sangha in much of Southeast Asia. During the 11th & 12th Century, Khmer rulers took control of Muang Sua, the historical region of the kingdom of Luang Prabang in northern Laos. During this period, Mahayana Buddhism replaced Theravada Buddhism as the dominant religious ideology of ruling classes. Historically, the Lao state is regarded as beginning in 1353 CE with the coronation of Fa Ngum at Luang Prabang. Fa Ngum brought his Khmer Theravada teacher with him to act as adviser & head priest of the new kingdom. This Khmer monk named Phramaha Pasaman also brought to the kingdom a revered image of the Buddha that became known as the Phra Bang, the namesake of the city of Luang Prabang & the symbol of the Lao kingdom. Subsequent alliances with Burma & Thailand helped cement the primacy of Theravada Buddhism in the Laotian kingdom. Faced with rugged, isolating geography & the absence of a strong central government, Theravada Buddhism became one of the primary unifying features of Lao culture.

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