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Chiang Mai
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Operator: EFEO
Established: 1988 Premises: EFEO Head : Jacques Leider École française d'Extrême-Orient 131 Charoen Prathet Road Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand Tel +66 53 28 05 80 Fax +66 53 28 05 81 jacques.leider@efeo.net |
Chiang Mai
The Chiang Mai Centre provides a platform for international exchanges and research in the study of Buddhism in Southeast Asia. It possesses rich resources, particularly in Thai, in the field of Buddhism and also including publications on the history, ethnology, literature, and art of Southeast Asia in general.
Principal activities
- Buddhist rites and communities in Southeast Asia
- Transmission of Buddhism and homiletics (“the discourse of preaching”)
- Comparative studies in Tai (Khün, Shan, Lü, Yuan and others) and Lao literature
- Edition of studies on Southeast Asia in English
Principal activities
- Buddhist rites and communities in Southeast Asia
- Transmission of Buddhism and homiletics (“the discourse of preaching”)
- Comparative studies in Tai (Khün, Shan, Lü, Yuan and others) and Lao literature
- Edition of studies on Southeast Asia in English