Charismatic Monks of Lanna Buddhism
- Författare, redaktör eller annan roll
- Paul Cohen
- Publikationstyp
- Bok
- Språk
- Engelska
- Utgivningsdatum
- Utgivning
- NIAS Press, Copenhagen
- Typ av innehåll
- Sakkunniggranskat
- Abstract (Engelska)
Lanna Buddhism is a variant of Theravada Buddhism that evolved between the 13th and 16th centuries in northern Thailand and spread to neighbouring areas of the Upper Mekong region. A salient feature is the belief in charismatic monks, some of whom are renowned for their asceticism, supernatural powe...
- Antal sidor
- 272
Serie
- Titel
- NIAS Studies in Asian Topics
- Nummer
- 57