Theravada Buddhism and Political Engagement among the Thai-Lao of North East Thailand: The Bun Phra Wet Ceremony > The millennial statements in the Bun Phra Wet, acted out by the people, make manifest their aspirations within the Thai state. The festival creates an imaginary, a way for Isaners to conceptualize a political system in which they fully participate.

📰 The Bun Phra Wet Ceremony (A free, 13-page article from 2012)

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