COURT IN THK GRE;aT TEMP^e; of WAT CHANG 
The Siamese claim that Buddhism is found in its purest form in Siam. It is the Bud- 
dhism of the southern school, which extended through Ceylon, Burmah, Siam, and Indo- 
China, and is comparatively free from those corruptions of the faith which are found in the 
Buddhism of the northern school, or Llamaism, as it might better be called. It must be 
acknowledged, however, that a great deal of Brahmanism has crept in through past ages, 
bringing in its train the superstitions which especially show themselves in the employment of 
astrologers to determine upon auspicious times for important events, and the part played by 
Brahman priests in all semi-religious festivals. 
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