傣族佛教，也称“上座部佛教”、“南传佛教”。公元1～2世纪之间，印度佛教中分裂出主张“普渡众生”的大乘教派，将原来只求自我解脱的原始佛教和部派佛教称为小乘。小乘佛教后来传至斯里兰卡，继而传到中南半岛和中国云南省。关于此教最初传入傣族地区的时间，看法不一，主要有“盛唐时期”和“明初”两种说法。
整座建筑玲珑华丽，造型美观，是傣族佛教建筑艺术中的精品。
With its elegant shape and exquisite workmanship, this pavilion must be included among the best architectural works of Dai Buddhism.
德宏傣族将加入佛教组织并有资格按教规修行称为“入会”，入会是傣族佛教信徒皈依的一个明确标志。
The Dais in Dehong regard the joining of a Buddhist organization with the qualifications for Buddhist activities as "initiation", a clear symbol of conversion to Buddhism.
二者的结盟关系也因此成为研究傣族南传佛教艺术的重要线索。
This ally has therefore become one of the important clues for studies on Dai's southern Buddhism art.
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