How can people living in one of the poorest countries in the world be among the most
charitable? In this book, Hiroko Kawanami examines the culture of giving in Myanmar, and …

Myanmar, with a human development index ranking of 145 out of 188 countries (UNDP,
2016), has been given the prestigious title as the number one giving nation in the world for …

Myanmar conceptualize, justify, and practice humanitarian relief. 1 The most recent and
striking example of this was after Cyclone Nargis hit the country in May 2008, an …

In this paper, the religious donation–meaning oriented interactions that occur between a lay
donor and his or her monastic recipient or between laypeople and religious institutions as a …

Among Burmese Buddhists, and indeed throughout the Theravāda world, an invitation to
participate in rituals is often followed by a common intention,“let's make merit”(B.: kutho ya …

Scholarly studies of Buddhist gift-giving have explored the many ways in which gifts are or
are not reciprocal. This topic is revisited in this article by the author drawing greater attention …

ABSTRACT A significant strand of anthropological work on Buddhist generosity practices in
Therāvādin and Tibetan Buddhist societies has examined their role in reproducing and …

This essay focuses on a form of unidirectional giving current in Theravada Buddhism: the
institution of merit making as practiced in northern Thailand. Many scholars have noted its …

The gift has been an important focus of research on Indian sociology and religion. However,
almost all research has been confined to the Hindu tradition. I believe we can shed new light …

Abstract The Newar form of Buddhism that is practised in the Kathmandu Valley constitutes
an intricate pluralistic religious system. If we consider the situation today, it combines old …