Forest Recollections: Wandering Monks in Twentieth-Century Thailand"I stayed [in the forest] for two nights. The first night, nothing happened. The second night, at about one or two in the morning, a tiger came--which meant that I didn't get any sleep the whole night. I sat in meditation, scared stiff, while the tiger walked around and around my umbrella tent (klot). My body felt all frozen and numb. I started chanting, and the words came out like running water. All the old chants I had forgotten now came back to me, thanks both to my fear and to my ability to keep my mind under control. I sat like this from 2 until 5 a.m., when the tiger finally left." --A forest monk |
Contents
Introduction
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1 |
Buddhist Traditions in SiamThailand
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18 |
The Path to the Forest
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47 |
Facing Fear
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79 |
Battling Sexual Desire
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127 |
Relations with Sangha Officials
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172 |
Relations with Villagers
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198 |
The Forest Invaded
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226 |
Community Concerns in Regional Traditions
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273 |
From Tradition to Fashion
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286 |
Conclusion
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291 |
Abbreviations
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299 |
Notes
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301 |
Glossary
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381 |
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Forest Recollections: Wandering Monks in Twentieth-Century Thailand Tiyavanich Kamala No preview available - 1997 |
Forest Recollections: Wandering Monks in Twentieth-Century Thailand Tiyavanich Kamala No preview available - 1997 |