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    Buddhism With Open Eyes Belief And Practice Of Santi Asoke By Marja-Leena Heikkilä-Horn

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       TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • On Thai orthography Preface and Acknowledgements

       I.INTRODUCTION 

  • What is Santi Asoke?
  • Why is Santi Asoke significant?..
  • The socio-opolitical environment in Thailand
  • Religion and politics
  • Buddhist State hierarchy
  • The theoretical framework
  • Sectarian traditions in Buddhism
  • Earlier research on Santi Asoke*
  • Method and data
  • My position as a fieldworker
  • The questionnaire
  • Other data
  • Source critical considerations

    •    II.THE EMERGENCE OF THE ASOKE 

  • A short biography of Bhodhiraksa
  • The Asoke people
  • Santi Asoke
  • Pathom Asoke
  • Sisa Asoke
  • Sali Asoke
  • Sima Asoke
  • New centres and groups
  • Number of the Asoke members
  • The organisztional structure of the Asoke
  • Hierarchy in the Asoke
  • State reactions to the Asoke group*
  • The court case against the Asoke group*

    •    III.ORTHODOXY, UN-ORTHODOXY AND THAI BUDDHISM BIOGRAPHY OF SIKKHAMAT CHINDA

  • What is orthodox Buddhism?
  • The Emergence of New Trends and Dissidence in Thai Buddhism
  • From Buddhadasa to Yantra**
  • Interaction between the sangha and the lay buddhists
  • Values manifested in merit- making*
  • Ranking merit-making acts in the Asoke
  • Values in merit-making among the Sikkhamats**
  • Summary*

    •    IV.SECTARIANISM AND THE ASOKE BIOGRAPHY OF SAMANA CITTASANTO

  • Doctrine, ideology and world-view of the Asoke
  • Asoke economics:meritism
  • Practice in the Asoke
  • A calendrical ceremony
  • Other calendrical ceremonies
  • Monthly ceremonies**
  • Weekly and daily schedules
  • Special ceremonies in Asoke: funerals***
  • Asoke economics: foundations
  • The hierarchy of money use in the Asoke
  • Summary*

    •    V. ASCETICISM, CAPITALISM AND SOCIAL VALUES BIOGRAPHY OF SIKKHAMAT RINPHA

  • Inner-worldly asceticism and the spirit of capitalism
  • The social values of the Asoke
  • Translating social values into practice**
  • Socialisation into the values in the Asoke*
  • The monastics
  • The lay people
  • Summary*

    •    VI. CLASS, STATE AND THE ASOKE BIOGRAPHY OF KRAK PHRAE FAN

  • The social background of the Asoke people
  • Place of birth
  • Family background*
  • Educational background
  • Professional background**
  • Social pressure
  • Length of affiliation
  • Reaction of family members***
  • Recruitment of the Asoke people
  • Advancement in the Asoke hierarchy
  • General requirements for advancement
  • Summary

    •    VII. CONCLUSIONS

    **
  • REFERENCES
  • APPENDICE
  • Appendix I:questionnaire for mahapawarana
  • Appendix II:questionnaire from pluksek

    •     LIST OF FIGURES

    *
  • FIGURE 1:State sangha relations
  • FIGURE 2:Number of the Asoke people
  • FIGURE 3:Organisational structure of the Asoke group
  • FIGURE 4:Hierarchy in the Asoke
  • FIGURE 5:Dynamics of the Noble Eightfold Path in Asoke
  • FIGURE 6:Levels of enlightenment
  • FIGURE 7:Bun-niyom and Thun-niyom in Asoke
  • FIGURE 8:Structure of Santi Asoke foundations
  • FIGURE 9:Advancement for men and women in the Asoke

    •     LIST OF FIGURES

  • TABLE1:Ranking list of merit making among the asoke people
  • TABLE2:Ranking list of merit making among the Sikkhamts
  • TABLE3:Geographic origins of the Asoke people
  • TABLE4:Geographic origin of the Asoke people attending pluksek
  • TABLE5:Profession of the father of the Asoke people
  • TABLE6:Educational background of the the Asoke people
  • TABLE7:Profession before joining the Asoke
  • TABLE8:Length of stay in the Asoke***
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    Aj. Rassamee Krisanamis and Marja-Leena Heikkilä-Horn

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      Bangkok 10240 Thailand. Tel. +662 374 5320


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