Forest Recollections
Author: | Kamala Tiyavanich |
Subtitle: | Wandering Monks in Twentieth-century Thailand |
No of Pages: | 426 |
Edition: | 1st |
Year of Publication: | 1997 |
File Size: | 9 MB |
Permission: | Creative Commons Licence |
Blurb: | From 1900 to 1950, Thai forests were home to wandering Buddhist monks. Their brand of Buddhism was not in doctrinal texts but found expression in living day-to-day contending with the mental and physical challenges. Interviews and biographies tell the stories of 3 generations of monks. |
Notes: | Maps. Index. Bibliography. Notes. |
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