Buddhism into the rapid change of ASEAN

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This study aims to study the history of Buddhism in ASEAN countries, and study the Buddhist activities in ASEAN; Including studying the dimension of driving Buddhism in ASEAN. The scope of the study is as follows: 1) History of Buddhism in ASEAN in the past such as Buddhism in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, etc. 2) The establishment of ASEAN 3) The activities of Buddhism 4) Behavior and the way to driving Buddhism. Buddhism came into the ASEAN countries in the reign of Ashoka Maharaja by he sent the dhamma’s messengers Sona Thera and Uttar Thera to spread the teachings of the Buddha in Southeast Asia. Currently, Buddhism in Southeast Asia can be divided into two sections namely 1. The country has mainly Buddhism means most of the population in the country respects Buddhism namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore. 2. Country respects the Buddhism just some areas mean the country had to respect Buddhism before but now there are very few such as Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The way to manage Buddhism supports the transformation of ASEAN mechanisms namely the integration of Buddhist education into the ASEAN. Cooperation between Buddhist organizations and ASEAN leaders, also the adjustment of Buddhism to according with ASEAN should develop the Buddhist heir to have the knowledge, and also dissemination of Buddhism must be according to the context of the ASEAN community using the modern technologies and innovations for dissemination.