Ari Buddhism is the name given to the religious practice common in Pagan, Myanmar prior to Anawrahta's rise and the subsequent conversion of Pagan to Theravada Buddhism.

It was a mixture of Mahayana Buddhism, Brahmanism and native religion. Some scholars are said to have claimed that it was a branch of Tantrism related to the Asarya Buddhism of Nanzhao and the subsequent Kingdom of Dali in neighbouring Yunnan, China.

References

• Chan, Maung (March 2005) Theravada Buddhism and Shan/Thai/Dai/Laos Regions.