World Conqueror and World Renouncer: A Study of Buddhism and Polity in Thailand against a Historical Background
S. J. Tambiah
World Conqueror and World Renouncer is the first comprehensive and authoritative work on the relationship between Buddhism and the polity (political organization) in Thailand. The book conveys the historical background necessary for full comprehension of the contemporary structural relationship between Buddhism, the sangha (monastic order), and the polity, including the historic institution of kingship. Professor Tambiah delineates the overall relationship, as postulated in early Buddhism, between the monk's otherworldly quest on one side and the this-worldly ordinating role of the monarchy on the other. He also examines the complementary and dialectical tensions that occur in this classical relationship, the king's duty to both protect and purify the sangha being a notable example.
年:
1976
出版社:
Cambridge University Press
语言:
english
页:
566
ISBN 10:
0521211409
ISBN 13:
9780521211406
系列:
Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology 15
文件:
PDF, 13.04 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1976
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