book chapter

The Buddhism of Cambodia

Human Relations Area FilesNew HavenPublished In 1956 • Pages:

By: Leclère, Adhémard, Scheliha, Renata von.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a general study of Cambodian Buddhism. The chapters included in the File cover respectively, the rites and ceremonies, the clergy and its organization, monastic rules with appropriate texts, its rite of confession and prayer, the architecture and iconography with reference to relevant texts, the ethics of the religion together with its influence on charity, the family and the organization and function of the king and his court. Of interest are related materials on art, literature and legend, history and a comparison with the Buddhism of other parts of Southeast Asia and data on Cambodian adaptation of imported Indian religious culture and vocabulary.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Organized ceremonial
Prophets and ascetics
Prayers and sacrifices
Poverty
Etiquette
Accumulation of wealth
Avoidance and taboo
Sacred objects and places
Mythology
Spirits and gods
Cult of the dead
Eschatology
Cereal agriculture
Education system
Chief executive
Theological systems
Religious and educational structures
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Cambodians
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2012
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southeast Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Government Official
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
F. K. Lehman ; 1956 ; Teferi Abate Adem; 2012
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1320-1899
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Cambodia
NotesAdditional notes
Adhémard Leclère, Translated by Renata Von Scheliha.
Translation of: Le Buddhisme au Cambodge, Ernest Leroux, 1899.
Translated from the French for Human Relations Area Files by Renata Von Scheliha.
The original French text is not available in this database
The nature of the material omitted from the Files may be found listed in the table of contents, p. 201-204
Omitted from Files: Books I through VI, p. 1-362
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
22002267
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Buddhism--Cambodia