Conclusion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20048947 |
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| Authors | Arnaud Dubus (Center for Southeast Asian Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 85-87 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Buddhism and politics in Thailand (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Institut de recherche sur l’Asie du Sud-Est contemporaine (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/books.irasec.2994 |
| OpenAlex | W4241544995 |
| ISBN | 9786167571324 |
| Language | EN |
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 increasing
Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Psychology · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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