Political Patronage and Control over the Sangha:

This paper deals with the structural-functional relationships between the Sangha (the community of Buddhist monks) and the state, moving from early times to the present. It attempts to show that these relationships have been structured in such a way that the Sangha tendes to be subjugated by or subo...

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Main Author: Suksamran, Somboon (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore ISEAS Publishing [1981]
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Online Access:DE-859
DE-860
DE-739
DE-473
DE-1046
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Summary:This paper deals with the structural-functional relationships between the Sangha (the community of Buddhist monks) and the state, moving from early times to the present. It attempts to show that these relationships have been structured in such a way that the Sangha tendes to be subjugated by or subordinated to the state
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 22. Jun 2018)
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9789814377560
DOI:10.1355/9789814377560

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