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New Buddhist movements in Thailand : towards an understanding of Wat Phra Dhammakāya and Santi Asoke

"This book examines two new Buddhist movements in Thailand, namely the Wat Phra Dhammakaya and Santi Asoke. These movements represent two distinctive trends within contemporary Buddhism in Thailand. Vastly different in belief and practice, they emerged in Thailand in the 1970s at a time of political uncertainty, social change and increasing dissatisfaction with the Thai Sangha and its leadership."--Jacket

eBook, English, 2007
Routledge, London, 2007