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001 2015026350
003 DLC
005 20150707110547.0
008 150702s2016 nyu b s001 0 eng c
010 $a 2015026350
020 $a9781438460895$q(hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $z9781438460901$q(e-book)
040 $aNIC/DLC$beng$erda$cNIC
042 $apcc
043 $aa-th---
050 00 $aJQ1746$b.J67 2016
082 00 $a320.959301$223
100 1 $aJory, Patrick,$eauthor.
245 10 $aThailand's theory of monarchy :$bthe Vessantara Jataka, royal power, and the perfect man /$cPatrick Jory.
263 $a1606
264 1 $aAlbany :$bState University of New York Press,$c[2016]
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe Vessantara Jataka as a performative text -- The Vessantara Jataka and early state formation -- A Theravada Buddhist theory of monarchy : the ruler as bodhisatta -- The colonial challenge to Buddhist monarchy -- Thai and western Buddhist scholarship in the era of imperialism -- From jatakas to Thai folktales -- Conclusion : the modern Vessantara.
650 0 $aMonarchy$zThailand$xHistory.
650 0 $aBuddhism and state$zThailand$xHistory.
630 00 $aTipiṭaka.$pSuttapiṭaka.$pKhuddakanikāya.$pJātaka.$pVessantarajātaka.
651 0 $aThailand$xKings and rulers.