From Heavem to Earth: The Thai Invention Myth Phua Sri An Wat Lai (Maitreya)
This paper aims to analyze the Phra Sri An Wat Lai Myth (the Maitreya myth) as an invented myth in Thai society. In adopting the cult of Phra Sri An, local Thais composed myths both by modifying Buddhist scriptures and by inventing new stories. This study reveals that the Phra Sri An Wat Lai myths i...
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2012
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| Online Access: | https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/13294 |
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| Institution: | Mahidol University |
| Language: | English |