The Chinese Representatives & Mahachula,CM Campus Staffs Meeting on Thai Buddhism

The Special Meeting about Thai Buddhism

Between

The Chinese Representatives  and Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya’s Vice President

At Meeting Hall, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya Chiang Mai Campus

May 25,  2018 :Time 02.30-04.00  PM  

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The topics of discussion :

1. Thai Sangha Education Systems

2. The  development of Buddhism (in Thai Society)

3. Thai Government’s patronage to Buddhism

4. The  roles of Buddhist Monks (in Thai Society & abroad)

5. The benefits of practice Meditation

The Details :

1.   Thai Sangha Education Systems (Textual studies & Meditation Studies)

The Textual studies  (238 schools)

1.1  Ecclesiastical / Traditional Religious Educations :

1.1.1        Nak Dham (Textual teaching and discipline studies)

1.1.2        Pali (the Canonical / Pali language studies)

1.2  The General Educations

1.2.1        The High School Educations

1.2.2        University Level

- Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya (Main campus, Ayuthaya)

- Mahamakkuttarajavidyalaya (Main Campus, Nakhorn Prathom)

                    The Meditation Studies

                    1.3 The Meditation studies and Practice (the famous 122 Meditation centers)

2. The  development of Buddhism (in Thai Society) a historical records

            2.1 BE 239, Buddhism was propragated in Suwannabhumi(Thailand or adjecent countries) by King Ashok Missionary Monks about the 3^rd Buddhist Century. / The Phra Prathom Jetiya in Nakhorn Prathom is as the evident.

            2.2  BE 1300, Mahayana Buddhism came from India to  Southern Areas / Sri Vijaya, Nakhorn Sri Thammarat, Chaiya Suratthani.

            2.3 BE 1500, Mahayana Buddhism from Khamare to Lobburi

            2.4 BE 1600,  Theravada Buddhism came from Pegan; Burma in the time of  King of Berma “Anoratha/ Anuruttha”

            2.5 BE 1700, Singhalese Theravada Buddhism  came to Nakhorn Sri Thammarat, the south of Thailand,  in the time for Singhalese King “Parakmabahu”

            2.6 BE 1800 King Ram Kamhaeng of Sukhothai invited the Singhalese Elders from Nakhorn Sri Thammrat

            2.7 Buddhism in Lanna

                        2.7.1 Hariphunjay Period 1200 BE

                        2.7.2 Chiang Sean period 1600 BE

                        2.7.3 Chiang Mai, 1914 “Kue Na” King of Lanna invited Sumana the Elder from Sukhothai to Chiang Mai. He lived in “Wat Suan Dok”

                        1.7.4 BE 2020 The 8^th  Buddhist Council was held in Wat Jet Yod Chiang Mai, in the time of “Tilokaraja” the King of Lanna

3. Thai Government’s patronage to Buddhism

                 3.1 The King is The Buddhist (Thai Institution)

                 3.2 The Sangha Acts 1962

                 3.3 The Office of National Buddhism

4.   The  roles of Buddhist Monks (in Thai Society & abroad)

There are  39, 481  Temples / Monasteries in over Thai Kingdom:

There are  298,580  Monks & 59,587  Novices

            4.1 The Spiritual  Leader

            4.2 The Education Administrator

            4.3 The Social Development  Leader

            4.4 The Arts & Culture Reservation

            4.5 The Missionary Works

5. The benefits of practice Meditation

                 Prepared and Oral Presented by

Phrakrupravitvaranuyut, (Saneh Dhammavaro) Ph.D.

And Dr.Phisit Kotsupho

                                                                   Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya Chiang Mai Campus