Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Author's Note viii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Abbreviations xi
6. CHAPTER ONE. "Destroying the Thick Darkness of Wrong Beliefs" 3
7. CHAPTER TWO. Contextualizing Monasticism 23
8. CHAPTER THREE. Marks of Distinction 41
9. CHAPTER FOUR. 'They Were Scholars and Contemplatives' 76
10. CHAPTER FIVE. 'He Benefited the World and the Sasana1 107
11. CHAPTER SIX. Readers, Preachers, and Listeners 139
12. CHAPTER SEVEN. "Let Us Serve Wisdom" 197
13. APPENDIX A. Contents of the Monastic Handbook Attributed to Saranamkara 205
14. APPENDIX B. Level Four Subject Areas and Texts 209
15. APPENDIX C. Siyam Nikaya Temple Manuscript Collections 213
16. APPENDIX D. List of Manuscripts Brought from Siam in 1756 217
17. Glossary 219
18. References 223
19. Index 235