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Thailand's Theory of Monarchy: The Vessantara Jataka and the Idea of the Perfect Man

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Discusses the origins and cultural history of the Theravada Buddhist ideals behind the Thai institution of monarchy.

Table of Contents:
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Transcription Introduction The Vessantara Jataka's Place in Thailand's Religious Culture The Vessantara Jataka as a Political Text Barami: Foundation of a Theravada Buddhist Theory of Monarchy 1. The Vessantara Jataka as a Performative Text The Sacred Text Texts Recited in Conjunction with the Maha Chat The Aesthetics of the Recitation: thamnorng and lae Ritual Conclusion 2. The Vessantara Jataka and Early State Formation Dvaravati and Sukhothai Scripture and Orality in Sukhothai The Doctrine of the Perfections (barami) Than: The Power of Giving The Vessantara Jataka, the Family, and Thai Social Relations The Kingdom of Ayutthaya Kingdoms of Lanna and Lan Chang Conclusion 3. A Theravada Buddhist Theory of Monarchy: The Ruler as Bodhisatta The Vessantara Jataka and the Chakri Monarchy in Rattanakosin Period The Vessantara Jataka beyond the Thai Court Thai Monarchs and the Ten Perfections (barami) The Genealogy of the Buddha and the Lineage of Kings Conclusion 4. The Colonial Challenge to Buddhist Monarchy The Court's Rejection of the Jatakas Displacement of the Jatakas from the Story of the Buddha The Decline of "Great Lineage" History The End of the Bodhisatta-King Court Politics, Reformist Buddhism, and the Question of Canonicity Conclusion 5. Thai and Western Buddhist Scholarship in the Era of Imperialism King Chulalongkorn's Essay on the Jatakas Western Buddhist Scholarship and the Jatakas Relations between the Thai Court and Western Pali Scholars The Persistence of the Jatakas beyond the Thai Court Conclusion 6. From Jatakas to Thai Folktales The Marginalization of Nithan Official Translations of the Nipata Jataka and Pannnasa Jataka The Jatakas as "Thai Literature" Folktale Editions of the Jatakas Conclusion Conclusion: The Modern Vessantara King Bhumibol as the Modern Vessantara Epilogue Appendix: Outline of the Thirteen Chapters of the Vessantara Jataka Glossary of Thai and Pali Terminology Used Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Patrick Jory is Senior Lecturer in Southeast Asian History at the University of Queensland and the editor of Ghosts of the Past in Southern Thailand: Essays on the History and Historiography of Patani.

Review :
"Essential." - CHOICE


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781438460888
  • Publisher: State University of New York Press
  • Publisher Imprint: State University of New York Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 302
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 458 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1438460880
  • Publisher Date: 02 Jan 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: The Vessantara Jataka and the Idea of the Perfect Man
  • Width: 152 mm


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