CAJ | 학술논문

佛教在老挝历史上有着非常重要的地位。从14世纪法昂统一老挝建立澜沧王国开始，佛教就被定为老挝国教。1893年法国殖民者入侵老挝，他们利用佛教来控制老挝人民的思想，遭到了许多爱国僧侣的顽强抵抗。由于战略地位的重要性，二战结束后，刚刚获得独立的老挝又被美国殖民者占领，他们采用更加严密的手段来控制老挝佛教。1975年，老挝人民民主共和国诞生，新政府仍然重视佛教，积极支持佛教界的活动，团结广大僧侣阶层，把佛教作为宣传解释老挝人民革命党的政策方针、维护社会稳定的有效工具。
불교재로과역사상유착비상중요적지위。종14세기법앙통일로과건립란창왕국개시，불교취피정위로과국교。1893년법국식민자입침로과，타문이용불교래공제로과인민적사상，조도료허다애국승려적완강저항。유우전략지위적중요성，이전결속후，강강획득독립적로과우피미국식민자점령，타문채용경가엄밀적수단래공제로과불교。1975년，로과인민민주공화국탄생，신정부잉연중시불교，적겁지지불교계적활동，단결엄대승려계층，파불교작위선전해석로과인민혁명당적정책방침、유호사회은정적유효공구。
Buddhism had an extremely important role in the history of Laos. Buddhism has been made as Laos’ national religion ever since FA Ngum uniifed Laos and established the kingdom of Lancang in the 14th Century. In 1893, the French colonists invaded Laos, using Buddhism to control the Laotian people, but met the stubborn resistance of patriotic monks. Af ter World War II, Laos gained independence. However, owing to its important strategic place, Laos was occupied by American colonists, who used stricter means to control Buddhism in Laos. In 1975, The Lao People’s Democratic Republic was born, and the new government still paid great attention to Buddhism, actively supporting activities of the Buddhist community, unifying the monk class, and using Buddhism as an effective way to explain policies and guidelines of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, as well as an effective way to main social stability.