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Theravada (the name means “Teaching of the elders”) Buddhists consider that their tradition is the closest to the original meaning of early Buddhism; they reject the accumulation of scriptures and ideas which animate Mahayana and Tantric forms of the tradition. As is the case of Buddhist in neighboring countries, Lao Buddhism is heavily influenced by, and intermingled with traditional animistic and shamanistic beliefs. Often, Buddhist monasteries house shrines to the Phi spirits of the land and often Buddhist monks are practitioners of the spirit cult. This accommodation by Buddhism of indigenous beliefs is one reason for its great success.
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