The national religion of Thailand is Theravada Buddhism.

Yes, there is a corollary to the Bodhisattas in the Mahayana tradition in Theravada.

International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University was created in 1998.

Theravada, the "Doctrine of the Elders," is the school of Buddhism that draws its scriptural inspiration from the Tipitaka, or Pali canon, which scholars generally agree contains the earliest surviving record of the Buddha's teachings.

For many centuries, Theravada has been the predominant religion of continental Southeast Asia (Thailand, Myanmar/Burma, Cambodia, and Laos) and Sri Lanka. Today Theravada Buddhists number well over 100 million worldwide.

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