book chapter
The Buddhism of Cambodia
Human Relations Area Files • New Haven • Published 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