Talk:Luang Prabang

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"At some point, Theravada Buddhism was subsumed by Mahayana Buddhism." What is the source for this?

Surely this is backwards? Mahayana may have been brought by Nanzhao, but after their departure Theravada must have come to dominate as it does today?

-- prat 02:31, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

There is no longer any problem with road travel from Vientiane to Luang Prabang. In fact it's a very spectacular trip! 87.194.80.255 (talk) 11:31, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

Population - citation needed

Population 103,000? Other wikipedias state significally lower figures. //Knuckles (talk) 09:26, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

The town's name is Luangphabang. There is no "r" sound in Lao language. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.23.233.208 (talk) 13:42, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

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Picture of the day

Panorama of the city of Luang Prabang in northern Laos, as seen from Phu Si hill. The city was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name, and after Laos's independence from France, it was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. This view features the Nam Khan river on the left, and Luang Prabang International Airport on the very far left.Photo: Benh Lieu Song

Luang Pabang?

On a recent trip to the city I noticed no one pronounced the 'r' in Luang Prabang, and reading the Laos script, there is also no 'r', so should it be Luang Pabang? I also checked the wiki article, which also does not contain an 'r' in the name. ຫຼວງພະບາງ is the article in Laos. The r(ຣ in laos script) is included at the top of this article when it is written in Laos ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.1.170.180 (talk) 06:17, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Proposed additions

Section at Luang_Prabang_Range#History.

Potential reference

• Mayoury Ngaosyathn and Pheuiphanh Ngaosyathn (1988). "World Super Power and Regional Conflicts" (PDF). Journal of the Siam Society. JSS Vol. 76.0i (digital). Siam Heritage Trust. Retrieved August 3, 2013. The Triangular Game Of Great Britain With Bangkok And The Lao During The Embassies Of John Crawfurd (1821-1822) And Of Henry Burney (1825-1826)
• JSS v. 0820k Meyers: Siam Under Siege 1893 to 1902
• Stuart-Fox, Martin (1994). "Conflicting conceptions of the state: Siam, France and Vietnam in the late nineteenth century" (free). Journal of the Siam Society. JSS Vol. 82.0 (digital). Siam Heritage Trust. Retrieved April 12, 2013. Historians of Southeast Asia often face problems in using terms drawn from and applicable to European polities and societies to refer to non-European equivalents that do not conform to European models. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |nopp= (help)

—Pawyilee (talk) 06:21, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

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"Luang Prabang, literally meaning Royal Buddha Image" and?

According to the article "Royal Buddha Image", "Prabang" alone means that, so "Luang" must mean something else. What does "Luang" mean? And wouldn't it be more accurate/helpful to translate the name of the city in full? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.165.171.180 (talk) 14:41, 13 October 2021 (UTC)