Charles F. Keyes Field Notes, Thailand: 1968-07 (July 1968), Mae Sariang.

Abstract

Charles F. Keyes Field Notebooks, Thailand: July 1968. Field notes in this document were primarily written in Amphoe Mae Sariang, Mae Hong Son Province (Changwat Mae Hong Son), Thailand. This document is preceded by field notes written in Mae Sariang in June 1968 and is followed by notes written in Mae Sariang in August 1968. Topics: Talk with Cao Khana Amphoe; Thôt Phā Pā at Wat Sitthimongkhon; Candidates for Provincial Assembly; Ordination of Monk and Novices at Wit Kittiwong; Preparation for the Ordination of Monks at Wat Kittiwong; Ordination of Monks at Wat Kittiwong; "Wasteful" Merit-Making; Local Officials; Lenten Candles; Another Ordination at Kittiwong; Ordination of Lua as Novice; Bun Eng Case; Lenten Customs; Household Acts of Faith; Visit of Headman of Bān Māē Ngae; Old Buddha Images; Historic Reference Points; Neolithic Remains in Mae Sariang; Remarks on Cave Find; Artifacts of Historical Interest in Wat Kittiwong; Cave Information; Liang Phra for Nicholas' Second Birthday; Preparations; Information on Māē Lā Nôi; Local Customs; Karens and Buddhism; Late Abbot of Bān Phā Phā; Language; Bun Eng; Northern Thai Kinship Terminology; A Karen Buddhist; Cremation of Lung Ta; Monks in Mae Sariang; A Strange Occurrence.