During your stay at one of the Maitria Hotels & Residences in Thailand, did you note that the country mostly follows the Buddhist philosophy? Thailand is a Buddhist country, and back in the days, every man became a Buddhist monk at least for a short period of his life. This was not a rule in the country, but a custom that the locals followed. Many kings and princes followed the same custom, however, traditions have changed now with the time, and there are only a very few monks nowadays.