Practical Buddhism Among the Thai-Lao

Based on long-term fieldwork, Hayashi presents the local history of Thai-Lao religion and society, up to and including its present-day dynamics. Working from the analytical premise that concepts such as Buddhism and magic are intrinsic to the multi-faceted statements of the people who live in the particular locality, Hayashi describes the diachronic process and the dynamics of indigenous religious "knowledge" in this regional context.

List of Photographs

vii

List of Figures

viii

List of Tables

x

Biographical Note

xii

Acknowledgments

xiii

Notes on Transcription

xv

1. Issues in the Study of Theravada Buddhist Culture in Thailand

1

(24)

Focus on Practice

1

(2)

The Institutional Setting

3

(4)

Accessing Locality

7

(4)

Towards "Practical Religion" among the Theravadins

11

(4)

Tambiah's Contribution to the Study of Village Religion

15

(4)

Systemization and Reality

19

(2)

Towards "Regional Analysis"

21

(4)

2. The Location of "Lao" Society

25

(38)

Who Are the Lao?

30

(8)

Northeast Thailand: The Emergence of the Isan Region and People

38

(10)

Relations Between Ethnic Groups

48

(5)

The Lao in Relation to their Neighbors

53

(10)

3. The Establishment and Religious Composition of Thai-Lao Villages in Northeast Thailand

63

(36)

D Village and Its Surroundings

63

(9)

Oral Records from MN Village

72

(15)

Social Aspects of Land Pioneering

87

(4)

Village Classification According to Religious Composition

91

(8)

4. Village Religion: Structure and Change

99

(97)

Religion in Thai-Lao Villages: From the Perspective of D Village

99

(15)

Aspects of Buddhist Practice: Customs and Concepts

114

(39)

Aspects of Buddhist Practice: Rites of Passage

153

(43)

5. The Buddhism of Power and Mo Tham in Northeast Thailand

196

(108)

The Position of the Mo Tham

196

(10)

The Concept of Protective Power and the Mo Tham

206

(14)

The Mo Tham, Bearer of the Protective Power of Buddhism

220

(24)

Becoming a Mo Tham

244

(13)

The Social Relationship Between Che Mo Tham and his Followers

257

(21)

Wandering Monks and Thamma in the Nationalization of Religion

278

(19)

The Mo Tham as Buddhist Practitioner

297

(7)

6. The Transformation of Village Buddhism and the Forest Temple

304

(41)

Transformation of the Village

304

(6)

Annual Buddhist Rituals and Activities of the Monks (1965-1985)

310

Merit, the Market Economy, and Male Authority

216

(104)

The Establishment of the Forest Temple in D Village

320

(14)

Observations Concerning the Forest Temple

334

(11)

7. Thai-Lao Society and Practical Religion Today

345

(15)

Thailand-Laos Relations and Tourism Policies

345

(8)

Summary and Future Study Themes

353

(7)

Exhibits

360

(3)

Notes

363

(27)

Glossary

390

(12)

Bibliography

402

(30)

Index

432

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