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Category Archives: Harris
Khmer Buddhist Monks Denied Religious Freedom in Vietnam
By Ian Harris, Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Visiting Professor in Buddhism and Contemporary Society, reposted from Asia Pacific Report 32.2 (2008): 1, 7. The Mekong delta area, known in Cambodia as Kampuchea Krom, has been populated by Khmer … Continue reading
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Upcoming Lecture: Ian Harris on Buddhism Under Pol Pot
“Buddhism in Extremis: The Fate of the Buddhist Order Under Pol Pot” Presented by Professor Ian Harris, Professor of Buddhist Studies, University of Cumbria. Date: Wednesday February 27, 2008 Time: 12:30 – 2:05 PM Place: Centre for Southeast Asia Research, … Continue reading
Upcoming Lecture: Ian Harris on Monastic Boundaries and the Concept of State
“Buddhist Monastic Boundary (sima) as an Explanatory Concept in the Contemporary Conception of the State in Southeast Asia” Presented by Professor Ian Harris, Senior Research Fellow, Documentation Center of Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Date: Monday October 2, 2006 Time: 12:00 … Continue reading
