Die-human, born human : the life and posthumous trial of Shin Ukkaṭṭha, a pioneering Burmese monk, during a tumultuous period in a nation's history

This thesis examines the life, teachings and posthumous prosecution of the Burmese nationalist monk Shin Ukkaṭṭha (1897-1978), who in 1981 was posthumously found guilty of misinterpretation of the Buddha's teachings. His case is the most famous of seventeen Vinicchaya trials conducted by the St...

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Main Author: Ashin, Janaka
Other Authors: Yao, Xinzhong ; Crosby, Henrietta Kate
Published: King's College London (University of London) 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.700772