Buddhism in Thailand:
Number of extant Buddhist temples: 41,205
Percent of the population that identifies as Buddhist: 92.5%
Year that the first Buddhist university opened (Maha Chulalongkorn Rajavidyalaya): 1887
Height of the tallest Buddha statue, situated at Wat Muang: 300 Feet
Number of temples that house bhikkhunis, or female monks (Wat Songdhammakalyani): 1
Number of Tricycle subscribers: 21
National Buddhist holidays (Vesak, Magha, Puja, Asalha Puja, and Vassa): 4
The year that the beloved Emerald Buddha was discovered in the northern Lanna kingdom: 1434
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