Talk:Buddhism in Thailand

message: I don't believe all (or most) monks spent time as a dek wat. I'm under the impression that the dekwat are often orphans or childern of very poor families that essentially live at the temple. They gain a basic education for being around and being usefull (such as carrying and dealing with the money of monks when a monk needs to go to market to buy something, etc). While it is certainly not uncommon for dek wat to becomes novices and ultimately full monks, I don't think this is the general case: in a country that has scads of monks, most join in their late teens or early twenties, and do a lenten season as a monk.Dxco 04:46, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The information described may be a little out of date- it's from a description that was written during the 1960's, before the state school system was as well established in rural areas.  It may have been accurate at the time, but not any longer.  --Clay Collier 10:17, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: [Livelihood of the monks and nuns]

message: A variety of vandals have been swinging by this page to change the statistics on the percentage of Thailand's population that is Buddhist.  If you're watching this page and see changes to the number, please take a minute to check that the number offered matches a cited value.  The current citation is from the CIA world factbook, which indicates a percentage by population of just under 95%.  Any change to that figure should be accompanied by an up-to-date, reliable reference source.  --Clay Collier 07:53, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Population Statistics 

message: The article Buddha images in Thailand is no longer a red link.Kevin Borland, Esq. (talk) 11:11, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks.  Next time, I'll make sure I write the article first, then put the link.Kevin Borland, Esq. (talk) 11:42, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Buddha images in Thailand 

message: Phra Sangkrachai is a beautiful image, but what is it doing illustrating 'Government Ties? Since I took the picture myself AND improperly labeled it (it is really an image of Budai), AND also talked to the Thai Chinese gentleman who designed the Chinese-character plaque, I know that the Yasothon Thai Chinese community donated it to Wat Don Phra Chao, and that it has no government ties. When I get a round tuit, I'll upload an image of a Buddha Footprint donated to the province by the Crown Prince, both to show what a Thai Buddhism Buddha Footprint looks like, and to illustrate Government ties (unless somebody else has a better idea). Pawyilee (talk) 17:35, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Government Ties 

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message: The last sentence in this section "It has been strongly criticised for its involvement in politics, its charismatic leadership and its strong criticism of Thai society." cannot be found in the provided reference. I have now moved this sentence here. Please provide a correct page number, so we can move the sentence back.S Khemadhammo (talk) 16:04, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reform movements 

message: The source Fundamentalisms Observed is part of a rather controversial studies, called the The Fundamentalism Project, which has been criticized much. I propose to remove the content referring to this source.S Khemadhammo (talk) 12:21, 24 August 2016 (UTC)
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message: So about the latest addition to the "Reform Movement" section regarding the National Office of Buddhism. I feel like this is outta place since its about the secular governments attempts to reform/control Buddhism rather than specific religious reform movements, which is what the rest of the section is about. I'd move it myself but I'm not totally sure where would be the best place to move this info, perhaps somewhere in the "Government Ties" section. I also think the latest addition to the reform section is a bit overly descriptive, but thats just my opinion. Thoughts on this fellow editors?
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replies: text: Agreed per reasons provided, and moved. Also provided more context. Thank you, , for adding a reliable source like Reuters to the article.--Farang Rak Tham (talk) 13:17, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Political Reform 

message: This article currently gives details about the lives of the monks, but nothing about how the common people (laity) practice Buddhism in Thailand. Can someone help find some sources? 22:47, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: This article is a very broad subject, even if you only expand one aspect of it. Try tertiary sources like encyclopedias and study books, for example this source and this source.--Farang Rak Tham (talk) 23:59, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

text: Oh, and I fully agree with you that that part should be expanded, if that wasn't clear yet.--Farang Rak Tham (talk) 00:02, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lay practices 

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