A Doubtful Fate of Laotian and Cambodian BuddhismLAOTIAN BUDDHISM TAKES A NEW TURNThough a small country with a small population, Laos was strong religiously. Before the Communist takeover in 2518/1975, Buddhism was the state religion under royal patronage and the Sangha was unified, with no division into sects or denominations, under the leadership of the Supreme Patriarch....
Washinghton D.CWashington, D.C., city and district, capital of the United States of America. The city of Washington has the same boundaries as the District of Columbia (D.C.), a federal territory established in 1790 as the site of the new nation’s permanent capital. Named after the first U.S. president, George Washington, the city has served since 1800 as the seat of federal government. It is also the heart of a dynamic metropolitan region.
