TY - BOOK AU - Suksamran,Somboon TI - Political Patronage and Control over the Sangha SN - 9789971902377 U1 - 320 PY - 1981///] CY - Singapore : PB - ISEAS Publishing, KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; PREFACE --; l. THE POLITICAL AUTHORITY'S PATRONAGE OF THE SANGHA --; 2. THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OVER THE SANGHA --; 3. THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SANGHA --; 4. CONCLUSION --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INSTITUTE OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES LIST OF PUBLICATIONS IN THE RESEARCH NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS PAPERS SERIES; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - This paper deals with the structural-functional relationships between the Sangha (the community of Buddhist monks) and the state, moving from early times to the present. It attempts to show that these relationships have been structured in such a way that the Sangha tendes to be subjugated by or subordinated to the state UR - https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814377560 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789814377560 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9789814377560.jpg ER -