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'''Ari Buddhism''' or the '''Ari Gaing''' ({{lang-my|အရည်းဂိုဏ်း}}, {{IPA-my|əjí ɡáiɰ̃|IPA}}) is the name given to the religious practice common in [[Burma]] prior to [[Anawrahta]]'s rise and the subsequent conversion of [[Bagan]] to [[Theravada|Theravada Buddhism]] in the eleventh century. It was introduced in the 7th century, possibly through trade contact from India or Tibet.<ref>{{cite book |title=The making of South East Asia |last=Cœdès |first=George |year=1966 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-05061-7 |pages=113 }}<!--|accessdate=2010-09-18--></ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Ari practices have largely been categorized as a [[tantra|tantric]] form of Buddhism, combining elements of Buddhism, [[Nat (spirit)|nat]] worship, indigenous [[nāga]] worship and [[Hinduism]]. Some scholars claim that it is related to the Buddhist religious practices of [[Nanzhao]] and the subsequent [[Dali Kingdom]] in modern-day [[Yunnan]], [[China]]. Other historians like [[Than Tun]] contend that the Aris were forest-dwelling monks who simply differed in monastic practice from Theravadin [[bhikkhu]]s, especially with regard to adherence to the [[Vinaya]], as they were much less orthodox, allowed to consume alcohol, engage in sexual relations, and eat after midday. Despite his conversion to Theravada Buddhism due to the efforts of a [[Mon people|Mon]] [[bhikkhu]] named [[Shin Arahan]], [[Anawrahta]] still supported Mahayana cultic practices and printed coins in [[Sanskrit]] rather than Pali.<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Buswell|editor1-first=Robert E. Jr.|title=Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism.|date=2013|publisher=Princeton University Press|location=Princeton, NJ|isbn=978-0691157863|page=43}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* {{cite book |title=Tradition and modernity in Myanmar |last=Bhattacharya |first=Swapna |editor=Uta Gärtner, Jens Lorenz |year=1994 |publisher=LIT Verlag Münster |isbn=978-3-8258-2186-9 |pages=251–268 }}<!--|accessdate=2010-09-18--><br />
*Chan, Maung (March 2005) [http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/english/2005/03/200503280400.shtml Theravada Buddhism and Shan/Thai/Dai/Laos Regions].<br />
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