Forest Recollections: Wandering Monks in Twentieth-Century Thailand 9780824862565
"I stayed [in the forest] for two nights. The first night, nothing happened. The second night, at about one or two
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English Pages 432 [433] Year 1997
Table of contents :
Contents
List of Figures
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Thai Names and Romanization
Introduction
Birth of Modern State Buddhism
The Monks’ Lives and Their Recollections
CHAPTER 1. Buddhist Traditions in Siam/Thailand
CHAPTER 2. The Path to the Forest
CHAPTER 3. Facing Fear
CHAPTER 4. Overcoming Bodily Suffering
CHAPTER 5. Battling Sexual Desire
CHAPTER 6. Wandering and Hardship
CHAPTER 7. Relations with Sangha Officials
CHAPTER 8. Relations with Villagers
CHAPTER 9. The Forest Invaded
CHAPTER 10. Many Paths and Misconceptions
Conclusion
Abbreviations
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Contents
List of Figures
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Thai Names and Romanization
Introduction
Birth of Modern State Buddhism
The Monks’ Lives and Their Recollections
CHAPTER 1. Buddhist Traditions in Siam/Thailand
CHAPTER 2. The Path to the Forest
CHAPTER 3. Facing Fear
CHAPTER 4. Overcoming Bodily Suffering
CHAPTER 5. Battling Sexual Desire
CHAPTER 6. Wandering and Hardship
CHAPTER 7. Relations with Sangha Officials
CHAPTER 8. Relations with Villagers
CHAPTER 9. The Forest Invaded
CHAPTER 10. Many Paths and Misconceptions
Conclusion
Abbreviations
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
- Author / Uploaded
- Tiyavanich Kamala
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