Ari Buddhism is the name given to the religious practice common in Pagan, Myanmar prior to Anawrahta's rise and the subsequent conversion of Pagan to Theravada Buddhism. Pagan (also known as Bagan) was an important ancient kingdom in Myanmar. ... Anawrahta (1044-1077), also known as Anoratha, was the first ruler of kingdom of Pagan, now part of Myanmar. ... Theravada (Pali; Sanskrit: Sthaviravada) is one of the eighteen (or twenty) Nikāya schools that formed early in the history of Buddhism. ... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ...

It was a mixture of Mahayana Buddhism, Brahmanism and native religion. Some scholars are said to have claimed that it was a branch of Tantrism related to the Asarya Buddhism of Nanzhao and the subsequent Kingdom of Dali in neighbouring Yunnan, China. Relief image of the bodhisattva Guan Yin from Mt. ... Brahmanism is an early form of Hinduism which developed its worship and philosophy from the Vedas. ... Tantra (Sanskrit: loom), tantric yoga or tantrism is any of several esoteric traditions rooted in Hindu and Buddhist philosophy. ... Nanzhao (Traditional Chinese: 南詔, Simplified Chinese: 南诏, pinyin: Nánzhāo, Alternate spellings: Nanchao， Nan Chao) was a Bai kingdom that flourished in East Asia during the 8th and 9th centuries. ... Dali (大理 pinyin: Dàlǐ) was a Bai kingdom centered in what is now Yunnan Province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Yunnan (Simplified Chinese: 云南; Traditional Chinese: 雲南; pinyin: Yúnnán) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. ... The Great Wall of China, stretching over 6,700 km, was erected beginning in the 3rd century BC to guard the north from raids by men on horses. ...

References

• Chan, Maung (March 2005) Theravada Buddhism and Shan/Thai/Dai/Laos Regions (http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/english/2005/03/200503280400.shtml).