Forest Monks and the Nation-State:
An Anthropological and Historical Study in Northeastern Thailand

By J. L. Taylor

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316 pages

The charismatic and idiosyncratic Ajaan Man and his widely revered forest-dwelling disciples remained on the rim of the establishment for much of their lives — yet constituted the mystical core of orthodoxy

An analysis of the political and historical context in which the modern Thai Forest Tradition arose.

About: Thai Buddhism Saṅgha

Published in 1993 by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore.

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    title={{F}orest {M}onks and the {N}ation-{S}tate: {A}n {A}nthropological and {H}istorical {S}tudy in {N}ortheastern {T}hailand},
    author={J. L. Taylor},
    publisher={Institute of Southeast Asian Studies},
    address={Singapore},
    year=1993,
    pagecount=316,
    keywords={thai,sangha,modern},
    oclc={30048535},
    olid={OL1070387M},
    ranking={rank3},
    url={https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/monographs/forest-monks-and-the-nation-state_taylor}
}

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