CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Thurein Naing |
|---|---|
| Title | The Origin and the Nature of Political Buddhism in Burma(1906-1930) |
| Summary | The thesis studied Buddhist political thought and discourses in Burmese history and national development. It aimed to explore Political Buddhism’s origin and role in Burma at the turn of the twentieth century. The thesis discussed the Buddhist discourses entangled in Burmese colonial politics by analyzing the political mobilizations of the Burmese Buddhists in the 1910s and 1920s. It discovered how the early Buddhist mobilization shaped Burmese nationalism and identity formation. The thesis also noted that the Buddhist monks’ intervention and involvement in the country were unprecedented in pre-colonial Burmese society. Therefore, the Sangha (i.e., Buddhist monks) entanglement was discussed in detail. It uncovered the power struggle among the Burmese Buddhist politicians and between the politicians and the Sangha. The thesis established the characteristics of twentieth-century Political Buddhism in Burma by examining Buddhist political organizations and their discourses. |
| Supervisor | Naing, Thurein |
| Department | History MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/naing_thurein.pdf |
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