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Poetic Dhama and the Zare: Traditional Styles of Teaching Theramada Amongst the Shan of Northern Thailand
Author Crosby, Kate ; Jotika, Khur-Yearn
Source Contemporary Buddhism: An Interdisciplinary Journal
Volumev.11 n.1
Date2010.05
Pages1 - 26
PublisherRoutledge
Publisher Url https://www.routledge.com/
LocationAbingdon, UK [阿賓登, 英國]
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language英文=English
KeywordDharma (Buddhism); Theravada Buddhism; Buddhism Education; Poetry (Literary Form); Shan (Asian People)
AbstractIn the Theravada Buddhism of the Shan peoples of northern Burma and Thailand, the main medium for the transmission of complex teachings is an elaborate form of poetry. The scholars who preserve and perform the readings of such teachings are called zare. Mostly they are laymen, although some are women and a few are monks. This article examines how the zare acquire their extraordinary erudition, the challenges confronting the tradition in the face of political suppression, modernity and minority language status, and the ways in which zare culture undermines common preconceptions about Theravada Buddhism.
ISSN14639947 (P); 14767953 (E)
DOI10.1080/14639941003791568
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Created date2011.03.17
Modified date2017.06.29



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