Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword viii
4. Notes on Transliteration and Translation xii
5. CHAPTER ONE. Introduction 1
6. SECTION ONE: BUDDHISM AND THE THAI ÉLITE
7. CHAPTER TWO. Development and Differentiation of the Thai Élite 23
8. CHAPTER THREE. Forms of Urban Buddhism 40
9. CHAPTER FOUR. State Control of the Sangha in the Twentieth Century 63
10. CHAPTER FIVE. Persecution of Phra Phimontham (Vimaladhamma) Bhikkhu 94
11. SECTION TWO: CONTEMPORARY URBAN BUDDHIST MOVEMENTS
12. CHAPTER SIX. Reformist Monks 115
13. CHAPTER SEVEN. Phra Phothirak Bhikkhu and Samnak Santi Asok 159
14. CHAPTER EIGHT. Wat Phra Thammakaay Movement 199
15. Concluding Remarks 222
16. Glossary 226
17. Bibliography 230
18. Index 239
19. THE AUTHOR 246