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Justin McDaniel, University of California, Riverside

Generally the historians of Buddhism in Laos have focused on the ideologies of royal, colonial, and Marxist reformist leaders. This has been a history of administration and institutions. However, looking at the actual manuscripts studied in the monasteries past and present, a entirely different type of history emerges. This paper will focus on the curricular approach to the history of monastic education and provide a basic history of its development in Laos.

Cost: Free

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Sponsor(s): Center for Southeast Asian Studies