Editorials Streams of the salween: currents and crosscurrents in the study of Shan Buddhism 1-15
Original Articles The Central Position of the Shan/Tai Buddhism for the Socio-Political Development of Wa and Kayah Peoples 17-29 Shan tribute relations in the nineteenth century 31-37 Growing but as a sideline: an overview of modern shan monastic education 39-49 Rite of Passage or Ethnic Festival?Shan Buddhist novice ordinations in northern Thailand 51-63 Buddhist Orthodoxy or Ritual Excess in a Shan Novice Ordination 65-73 Tai Khun Buddhism And Ethnic–Religious Identity 75-83 Richness Of Buddhist Texts In Shan Manuscripts: Seven Shan Versions Of Satipa hĀna Sutta 85-90 Archaeology of the Shan Plateau: the Bronze to Buddhist transition 91-110 Khamti Shan Buddhism And Culture In Arunachal Pradesh, India 111-123 Recital Of The Tham Vessantara–jĀtaka: A Social–cultural Phenomenon In Kengtung, Eastern Shan State, Myanmar 125-139 Shan buddhist art on the market: what, where and why? 141-157 Pu Khwan Khao worship of Dehong Tai in Yunnan: fertility and Buddhist felicity 159-170 The changing nature of Shan political ritual and identity in Maehongson, Northwestern Thailand 171-184 Stūpa Worship: The Early Form of Tai Religious Tourism 185-191