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03530aam a2200577 i 4500 001 2A329506DA5311E7BD35112897128E48 003 SILO 005 20171206010017 008 150702s2016 nyu b s001 0 eng c 010 $a 2015026350 020 $a 1438460880 020 $a 9781438460888 020 $a 1438460899 020 $a 9781438460895 035 $a (OCoLC)913470155 040 $a NIC/DLC $b eng $e rda $c COO $d DLC $d OCLCF $d YDXCP $d BDX $d BTCTA $d CDX $d IUL $d CHVBK $d CUY $d ZCU $d PUL $d YUS $d YDX $d WIS $d OCLCO $d MKN $d OCLCA $d IOK $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-th--- 050 00 $a JQ1746 $b .J67 2016 082 00 $a 320.959301 $2 23 086 0 $a - 100 1 $a Jory, Patrick, $e author. 245 10 $a Thailand's theory of monarchy : $b the Vessantara Jataka and the idea of the perfect man / $c Patrick Jory. 264 1 $a Albany : $b State University of New York Press, $c [2016] 300 $a xvii, 284 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The Vessantara Jataka as a performative text -- The Vessantara Jataka and early state formation -- A Theravada Buddhist theory of monarchy : the ruler as bodhisatta -- The colonial challenge to Buddhist monarchy -- Thai and western Buddhist scholarship in the era of imperialism -- From jatakas to Thai folktales -- Conclusion : the modern Vessantara. 520 $a Since the 2006 coup d'eÌtat, Thailand has been riven by two opposing political visions: one which aspires to a modern democracy and the rule of law, and another which holds to the traditional conception of a kingdom ruled by an exemplary Buddhist monarch. Thailand has one of the world's largest populations of observant Buddhists and one of its last politically active monarchies. This book examines the Theravada Buddhist foundations of Thailand's longstanding institution of monarchy. Patrick Jory states that the storehouse of monarchical ideology is to be found in the popular literary genre known as the JaÌtakas, tales of the Buddha's past lives. The best-known of these, the Vessantara JaÌtaka, disseminated an ideal of an infinitely generous prince as a bodhisatta or future Buddha--an ideal which remains influential in Thailand today. 630 00 $a TipitÌ£aka. $p VessantarajaÌtaka. $p KhuddakanikaÌya. $p JaÌtaka. $p VessantarajaÌtaka. 630 07 $a TipitÌ£aka. $p VessantarajaÌtaka. $p KhuddakanikaÌya. $p JaÌtaka. $p VessantarajaÌtaka. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01361777 630 07 $a JaÌtaka $2 gnd $0 (DE-588)4162719-2 650 0 $a Monarchy $z Thailand $x History. 650 0 $a Buddhism and state $z Thailand $x History. 651 0 $a Thailand $x Kings and rulers. 650 7 $a Buddhism and state. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00840119 650 7 $a Kings and rulers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00987694 650 7 $a Monarchy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01025055 651 7 $a Thailand. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01205310 650 7 $a Buddhismus $2 gnd $0 (DE-588)4008690-2 650 7 $a Monarchie $2 gnd $0 (DE-588)4040034-7 650 7 $a Staat $2 gnd $0 (DE-588)4056618-3 650 7 $a Buddhistische Literatur $2 gnd $0 (DE-588)4332677-8 650 7 $a Leitbild $2 gnd $0 (DE-588)4035262-6 651 7 $a Thailand $2 gnd $0 (DE-588)4078228-1 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 856 42 $z Additional Information at Google Books $u http://books.google.com/books?vid=isbn9781438460895 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231018024205.0 952 $l SOAX911 $d 20171206010817.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2A329506DA5311E7BD35112897128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOKInitiate Another SILO Locator Search