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ROYAL DOCUMENTS AS A SOURCE BASE FOR STUDYING THE INSTITUTIONAL EVOLUTION AND SOCIOCULTURAL MODERNIZATION OF THAI BUDDHISM (14th–21st CENTURIES)

Phunthasane Phra Paron(JayānandoBhikkhu)  (Doctoral student Dorji Banzarov Buryat State University (BSU), Ulan-Ude, Russia )

This article examines Thai royal documents (chronicles, legislative acts, and decrees) from the 14th–21st centuries as critical sources for understanding the institutional evolution and sociocultural modernization of Thai Buddhism. The introduction outlines the study’s relevance and purpose: to bring into scholarly circulation a comprehensive set of authentic legal and narrative texts that illuminate the Sangha’s history within the monarchy’s policy framework. The literature review discusses key categories of documents, including royal chronicles, the “Three Seals Law,” sanghāyana decrees, and texts governing Buddhist education. Methodologically, a combination of legal, discourse, and historical-hermeneutic analyses is employed. The findings support a three-phase model of Thailand’s “Buddhist modernization.” The conclusion highlights these sources’ importance for comparative research on Buddhist reforms in Southeast Asia.

Keywords:royal documents, Sangha, Thai Buddhism, Theravada, Three Seals Law, Sangha Act, Saṅghāyana, Pali Canon, Tipiṭaka, institutional evolution, sociocultural modernization, royal chronicles, royal decrees, source studies, Buddhist studies.
 

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Citation link:
Phunthasane P. P. ROYAL DOCUMENTS AS A SOURCE BASE FOR STUDYING THE INSTITUTIONAL EVOLUTION AND SOCIOCULTURAL MODERNIZATION OF THAI BUDDHISM (14th–21st CENTURIES) // Современная наука: актуальные проблемы теории и практики. Серия: ГУМАНИТАРНЫЕ НАУКИ. -2025. -№08. -С. 34-43 DOI 10.37882/2223–2982.2025.08.30
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