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 explores the pivotal
role that Buddhist monastic members occupy in creating a platform
for civil society. Despite having at one time been listed as one of
the poorest countries in the world in GNP terms, Myanmar has topped
a global generosity list for the past four years with more than 90
percent of the population engaged in 'giving' activities. This book
explores the close relationship that Buddhists share with the
monastic community in Myanmar, extending observations of this
relationship into an understanding of wider Buddhist cultures. It
then examines how deeply the reciprocal transactions of giving and
receiving in society - or interdependent living - are implicated in
the Buddhist faith. The Culture of Giving in Myanmar fills a gap in
research on Buddhist offerings in Myanmar, and is an important
contribution to the growing field of Myanmar studies and
anthropology of Buddhism.
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