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A Buddha Kingdom in the Golden Triangle: Buddhist Revivalism and the Charismatic Monk Khruba Bunchum |
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Cohen, Paul T. (著)
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The Australian Journal of Anthropology (TAJA)
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| Volume | v.11 n.3 |
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| Date | 2000.12 |
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| Pages | 141 - 154 |
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| Publisher | Australian Anthropological Society |
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http://www.aas.asn.au/
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| Location | Canberra, Australia [坎培拉, 澳洲] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Abstract | Khruba Bunchum Yanasangwaror, despite his youth, has already been proclaimed by many, in the Yuan Buddhist world of the upper Mekong region, to be a ton bun (‘source of merit’). His charismatic reputation derives from his ascetic virtues, his assumed accumulation of merit in past lives and his Bodhisattva-like compassion for others. His compassion is expressed through dedication to the building of religious monuments that allows the laity to acquire merit by contributing labour and money. Another dimension of the conception of ton bun is that of sacral kingship. In these and other respects Khruba Bunchum's religious career emulates that of Khruba Siwichai, the famous northern Thai monk of the early 20th century. However, Khruba Siwichai's religious activities were confined to northern Thailand, whereas Khruba Bunchum's peregrinations throughout northern Thailand, northern Laos, Sipsongpanna (in China) and northeast Burma mark out a sacred Buddhist space, focused on the heart of the notorious Golden Triangle. I argue in this paper that this imagined sacred space both transcends and challenges the dominant discourse of modern nation-state. |
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| Table of contents | Introduction 141
The Yuan ton bun tradition 142
Khruba Bunchum Yanasangwaror 143
A Charismatic Monk 146
Buddhist Revival in the Yuan Buddhist World 147
Khruba Bunchum as a Cosmocrator in a New 'Buddha Kingdom 150
Conclusion 152
Acknowledgements 153
References 153
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| ISSN | 10358811 (P); 17576547 (E) |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1835-9310.2000.tb00053.x |
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| Created date | 2023.08.09 |
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| Modified date | 2023.08.09 |
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