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Intersecting Diasporas: Sri Lankan Buddhist Temples in Malaysia and Development across the Indian Ocean
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When I first began researching Buddhism in Malaysia in 2009, I remember feeling astonished at the range of social welfare projects being carried out at the Sri Lankan Buddhist temples there. Although I encountered a number of monks in Sri Lanka engaged in social work during my ten years of research on the island (see, for instance, Samuels, 2003), the range of activities in Malaysia far surpassed anything I had witnessed in Sri Lanka. Moreover, while the projects in Sri Lanka were mostly targeted to specific communities and villages there, the geographical reach of the projects in Malaysia as well as the social networks that gave rise to that reach were far more expansive. What roles are the temples in Malaysia playing in the development of Sri Lanka? What accounted for the differences regarding social welfare work between the temples in Malaysia and those in Sri Lanka? These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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Sri Lankan Buddhist temples in Malaysia are important diasporic institutions for the celebration of calendrical rites, rituals, and festivals, as well as the operation of religious and language schools.
“Jeffrey Samuels illustrates that Sri Lankan Buddhist temples are important diasporic institutions for the celebration of calendrical rites, rituals, and festivals, as well as the operation of religious and language schools.”
From The Road Less Travelled: From Landways to Seaways in the Study of Theravāda Buddhism (2021) · cites this paper as Samuels 2013
Some Sinhalese Buddhists lament that their Theravāda temples became exposed to Chinese Buddhist iconography, new rituals, and new festive celebrations.
“Some Sinhalese Buddhists lament that their Theravāda temples subsequently became exposed to Chinese Buddhist iconography, new rituals, and new festive celebrations (2013: 124 -125).”
From The Road Less Travelled: From Landways to Seaways in the Study of Theravāda Buddhism (2021) · cites this paper as Samuels 2013
Interactions between Sri Lankan Theravāda and Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhists have contributed to the production of new local practices in Malaysia.
“In addition, interactions between Sri Lankan Theravāda and Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhists have contributed to the production of new local practices in Malaysia.”
From The Road Less Travelled: From Landways to Seaways in the Study of Theravāda Buddhism (2021) · cites this paper as Samuels 2013
Growing interest in Theravāda Buddhism among Chinese Malaysian Buddhists has altered Sri Lankan monastic culture in Malaysia.
“Moreover, Samuels notices that growing interest in Theravāda Buddhism among Chinese Malaysian Buddhists has altered Sri Lankan monastic culture in Malaysia.”
From The Road Less Travelled: From Landways to Seaways in the Study of Theravāda Buddhism (2021) · cites this paper as Samuels 2013
Sri Lankan temples in Malaysia provide Sri Lankan Buddhists with the 'social context' and reproduce the devotees' 'social memory' of Sri Lanka, allowing the community to maintain their collective identity as Sri Lankans living in the diaspora.
“He argues that Sri Lankan temples in Malaysia provide Sri Lankan Buddhists with the ' social context ' and reproduce the devotees ' ' social memory ' of Sri Lanka, allowing the community in Malaysia to maintain their own collective identity as Sri Lankans living in the diaspora.”
From The Road Less Travelled: From Landways to Seaways in the Study of Theravāda Buddhism (2021) · cites this paper as Samuels 2013
Rituals not only have an important place in the religious life of Sri Lankan Theravādins, but also serve as a cornerstone for the preservation of their diasporic identity.
“Samuels ' s study shows that rituals not only have an important place in the relig ious life of Sri Lankan Theravādins, but also serve as a cornerstone for the preservation of their diasporic identity.”
From The Road Less Travelled: From Landways to Seaways in the Study of Theravāda Buddhism (2021) · cites this paper as Samuels 2013
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- Samuels, J.
- Corresponding author
- Samuels, Jeffrey
- ORCID
- Samuels, Jeffrey
- Venue
- Diaspora Engagement and Development in South Asia
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 194-211
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- W2468923119
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- 2021: 1
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- en
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- Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion, Society, and Development
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Indian and Buddhist Studies
- Social Sciences › Demography › Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
- Keywords
- Malaysian diaspora, Buddhist diaspora, social welfare, development, Indian Ocean, Buddhist monks, transnational religious networks
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