Article by Pinky McBanon

With nearly 95% Buddhist population, Thailand is the perfect place to learn more about Buddhism and meditation. Though Buddhism can have different forms named as Theravada or Southern Buddhism, Mahayana or Northern Buddhism, Burma (Pagan) Buddhism or Ceylon (Lankavamsa) Buddhism, in Thailand the majority of the Buddhists accept the Theravada beliefs, which influenced Thai culture as early as in 3rd century. The westernized world gets astonished to see Thai people’s spiritual wellness being so closely attached to these beliefs and to them a visit to Thailand for Buddhist holidays becomes a way to learn more about Buddhism and meditation. In Thailand, you can never be too far from a Buddhist temple – there are many in number and though the basic architectural plan is almost same, some are more magnificent than others and deserve a mention here.

Any guide book on Thailand will be inundated with the details of the Buddhist temples and meditation centres. Apart from their location, their major attraction and how to reach them, these guide books tell you about the do’s and don’ts at a Buddhist temple and meditation centre. There are several guide books that are meant only for this purpose and it is not very difficult to find a book on Buddhist holidays – a complete guide to Buddhist monasteries and meditation centers in Thailand. You can pick one before arriving in Thailand and thus can have more time for research and think on your choice of Buddhist temples, or you can buy one from Thailand at modest prices. A Buddhist holidays guidebook comes very handy for those who want to immerse themselves in learning about Buddhism way of living.

Most of the Buddhist holidays books will be mentioning the names of the most famous and most visited Buddhist temples and the few names that dominate the list are Wat Phra Keo (The Emerald Buddha Temple), Erawan Temple, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Gold Phra Sri Ratana Chedi, Wat Phao temple, Mahathat Temple and Yai Chai Mongkon Temple etc. Though most of the temples have golden Buddha statues and stupas, the Wat Phra Keo temple has Buddha statue engraved from a single emerald stone that mesmerizes the visitor. Wat Phao temple is unique in having the face of reclining Buddha. You can have a meditation session in the temples or can go for the meditation schools (Vipassana centres) to learn to meditate.

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