The ordination of a tree : the thai buddhist environmental movement

A firsthand look at the Thai Buddhist environmental movement and its activist monks. Thai Buddhist monks wrap orange clerical robes around trees to protect forests. "Ordaining" a tree is a provocative ritual that has become the symbol of a small but influential monastic movement aimed at r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Darlington, Susan M.
Format: EBOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: State University of New York Press 2012
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