| ID | 095458 |
| Title Proper | Cross-border journeys and minority monks |
| Other Title Information | the making of Buddhist places in southwest China |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Panyagaew, Wasan |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article investigates the practice and social meanings of cross-border journeys of Dai minority monks, in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. These journeys play a vital part in Theravada revivalism in this border region. In the early 1990s, the Dai monks left Xishuangbanna to pursue their Buddhist studies in Thailand, thereby experiencing Thai culture and society. I will show not only that transnational networks among the Tai peoples in the upper Mekong region have played a crucial role in this religious movement, but also that the transnational Theravada networks enable and are partly constituted by the cross-border journeys of Dai exiles and minority monks, which strengthen and enhance the Dai ability to persist, revive, and maintain their locality and cultural identity. It is these cultural practices which contribute to and formulate the making of Dai places within the power contexts of state displacement, regional trade and development in Southwest China. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Ethinicity Vol. 11, No. 1; Feb 2010: p.43 - 59 |
| Journal Source | Asian Ethinicity Vol. 11, No. 1; Feb 2010: p.43 - 59 |
| Key Words | Cross - Border Mobility ; Dai Minority Monks ; Theravada Networks ; Xishuangbanna ; Southwest China |