Conclusion
Year: 2018
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: This book has argued that the long-standing subservience of Buddhism to the central state in Thailand, and its use for nation-building purposes, has been the main factor behind the weakening of the religion. The disconnect between the leadership of the Thai sangha and the lives of common people, as well as the increasing political polarization within the sangha in the last two decades, has aggravated this state of deliquescence. The monastic community is no longer meaningful for an increasin...
Author: Arnaud Dubus
Institution: Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia
Language: English
Topic: Indian and Buddhist Studies
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4241544995