My dad travels a lot and has been to Thailand often. He brought back a poster of the beautiful Emerald or Jade Buddha and told us about the Thai monarchs (Rama the <i>n</i>th). His engineering associates there asked my dad whether he knew Pali or Samskrit (Thai people often have partly-Samskrit names, and it's considered prestigious to study Pali and Samskrit). They were thrilled when he spoke to them in Samskritam. He really likes Thailand and loves the people. He kept telling us how they valued their religion and culture and how he wished all Indians would still be like that.
Until I touched down there, it was all just stories. But even that one-day visit made a very great impression. I got to see how much their religion is part of their lives. It's good to know.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Yes, they worship Ganesha, every Thai Monarch is called Rama, the present monarch knows Sanskrit and can speak it<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Excellent. Someone free from the reach of India's communists or the other 2 terrors is an expert on Samskritam.
Until I touched down there, it was all just stories. But even that one-day visit made a very great impression. I got to see how much their religion is part of their lives. It's good to know.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Yes, they worship Ganesha, every Thai Monarch is called Rama, the present monarch knows Sanskrit and can speak it<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Excellent. Someone free from the reach of India's communists or the other 2 terrors is an expert on Samskritam.