The Burmese Alms-Boycott

Theory and Practice of the Pattanikujjana in Buddhist Non-Violent Resistance

By Martin Kovan

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I allow you, monks, to turn the bowl upside down

Published in 2012 in The Journal of Buddhist Ethics.

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    title={{T}he {B}urmese {A}lms-{B}oycott: {T}heory and {P}ractice of the \textit{Pattanikujjana} in {B}uddhist {N}on-{V}iolent {R}esistance},
    author={Martin Kovan},
    year=2012,
    journal={The Journal of Buddhist Ethics},
    volume=19,
    pages={95--129},
    keywords={engaged, burmese, activism},
    ranking={rank3},
    url={https://blogs.dickinson.edu/buddhistethics/files/2012/04/Kovan-Burmese-Alms-Boycott.pdf}
}

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