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@article{ART002533209},
author={Maitrii Aung-Thwin},
title={The Shwedagon in Sumatra: Transnational Buddhist Networks in Contemporary Myanmar and Indonesia},
journal={SUVANNABHUMI},
issn={2092-738X},
year={2012},
volume={4},
number={2},
pages={1-16},
doi={10.22801/svn.2012.4.2.1}

TY - JOUR
AU - Maitrii Aung-Thwin
TI - The Shwedagon in Sumatra: Transnational Buddhist Networks in Contemporary Myanmar and Indonesia
JO - SUVANNABHUMI
PY - 2012
VL - 4
IS - 2
PB - Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies
SP - 1
EP - 16
SN - 2092-738X
AB - In 2010, nearly thirteen hundred Buddhist monks from all over the world converged on to the small Indonesian resort town of Berastagi to celebrate the inauguration of the Taman AlamLumbini, a replica of Myanmar’s most iconic Theravada Buddhist temple, the ShwedagonPaya. Nestled on Christian lands within a predominantly Muslim country, the building of the Taman AlamLumbini marked several years of negotiation amongst various religious communities, local government mediators, and patrons. This study makes a preliminary assessment of the ways in which cultural and historical discourses were used by participants to evoke a sense of transnational connectedness outside the realm of formal bilateral diplomacy. Through particular Buddhist ceremonies, rituals, and imagery, Myanmar sponsors and Indonesian patrons promoted a sense of broad pan‐Asianism that linked monks, state officials, and local lay practitioners into a single community. A brief examination of the key speeches during the opening ceremony reveals that national interest and identity were still very much in play.
KW - Transnational;Buddhist;Networks;Myanmar;Indonesia
DO - 10.22801/svn.2012.4.2.1
ER -

Maitrii Aung-Thwin. (2012). The Shwedagon in Sumatra: Transnational Buddhist Networks in Contemporary Myanmar and Indonesia. SUVANNABHUMI, 4(2), 1-16.

Maitrii Aung-Thwin. 2012, "The Shwedagon in Sumatra: Transnational Buddhist Networks in Contemporary Myanmar and Indonesia", SUVANNABHUMI, vol.4, no.2 pp.1-16. Available from: doi:10.22801/svn.2012.4.2.1

Maitrii Aung-Thwin "The Shwedagon in Sumatra: Transnational Buddhist Networks in Contemporary Myanmar and Indonesia" SUVANNABHUMI 4.2 pp.1-16 (2012) : 1.

Maitrii Aung-Thwin. The Shwedagon in Sumatra: Transnational Buddhist Networks in Contemporary Myanmar and Indonesia. 2012; 4(2), 1-16. Available from: doi:10.22801/svn.2012.4.2.1

Maitrii Aung-Thwin. "The Shwedagon in Sumatra: Transnational Buddhist Networks in Contemporary Myanmar and Indonesia" SUVANNABHUMI 4, no.2 (2012) : 1-16.doi: 10.22801/svn.2012.4.2.1

Maitrii Aung-Thwin. The Shwedagon in Sumatra: Transnational Buddhist Networks in Contemporary Myanmar and Indonesia. SUVANNABHUMI, 4(2), 1-16. doi: 10.22801/svn.2012.4.2.1

Maitrii Aung-Thwin. The Shwedagon in Sumatra: Transnational Buddhist Networks in Contemporary Myanmar and Indonesia. SUVANNABHUMI. 2012; 4(2) 1-16. doi: 10.22801/svn.2012.4.2.1

Maitrii Aung-Thwin. The Shwedagon in Sumatra: Transnational Buddhist Networks in Contemporary Myanmar and Indonesia. 2012; 4(2), 1-16. Available from: doi:10.22801/svn.2012.4.2.1

Maitrii Aung-Thwin. "The Shwedagon in Sumatra: Transnational Buddhist Networks in Contemporary Myanmar and Indonesia" SUVANNABHUMI 4, no.2 (2012) : 1-16.doi: 10.22801/svn.2012.4.2.1