05011cam a2200745Ii 4500 ocn949759321 OCoLC 20200709060450.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 160513s2016 nyu ob s001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T N$T YDXCP IDEBK CDX EBLCP WAU 953658520 9781438460901 electronic bk. 1438460902 electronic bk. 9781438460895 1438460899 1237184 (N$T) (OCoLC)949759321 (OCoLC)953658520 a-th--- JQ1746 .J67 2016eb POL 032000 bisacsh POL 040000 bisacsh POL 030000 bisacsh POL 018000 bisacsh 320.959301 23 MAIN Jory, Patrick, author. Thailand's theory of monarchy : the Vessantara Jataka and the idea of the perfect man / Patrick Jory. Albany : State University of New York Press, [2016] ©2016 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 13, 2016). "Discusses the origins and cultural history of the Theravada Buddhist ideals behind the Thai institution of monarchy. Since the 2006 coup d'etat, 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 Jatakas, tales of the Buddha's past lives. The best-known of these, the Vessantara Jataka, disseminated an ideal of an infinitely compassionate prince as a bodhisatta or future Buddha--an ideal which remains influential in Thailand today. Using primary and secondary source materials largely unknown in Western scholarship, Jory traces the history of the Vessantara Jataka and its political-cultural importance from the ancient to the modern period. Although pressures from European colonial powers and Buddhist reformers led eventually to a revised political conception of the monarchy, the older Buddhist ideal of kingship has yet endured. 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"--Provided by publisher. Master record variable field(s) change: 050, 082, 630, 650, 651 Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Jātaka. Vessantarajātaka. Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Jātaka. Vessantarajātaka. fast (OCoLC)fst01361777 Monarchy Thailand History. Buddhism and state Thailand History. Thailand Kings and rulers. Buddhism and state. fast (OCoLC)fst00840119 Kings and rulers. fast (OCoLC)fst00987694 Monarchy. fast (OCoLC)fst01025055 Thailand. fast (OCoLC)fst01205310 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference bisacsh History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 Electronic books. Electronic books. Print version: Jory, Patrick. Thailand's theory of monarchy. Albany : State University of New York Press, [2016] 9781438460895 (DLC) 2015026350 (OCoLC)913470155 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1237184 EBSCOhost EBSC 1237184 YBP Library Services YANK 12986935 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB cis34578029 Coutts Information Services COUT 34578029 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL4528794 92 N$T 56864 56864