Political Buddhism and the Modernisation of Thai Monastic Education: From Wachirayan to Phimonlatham (1880s-1960s)

This article focuses on the transformation of monastic education in Thailand through its modernisation from the 1880s to the 1960s. During this period two of the country's most prominent monks rose to power: Wachirayan of the Thammayut (Dhammayutika) branch of the Sangha and Phimonlatham of the...

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Main Author: Choompolpaisal, Phibul (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2015]
In: Contemporary buddhism
Year: 2015, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 428-450
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)