..., queen, heir-apparent, or regent. Two days prior, he had shared to Facebook a biography of the new king, Maha Vajiralongkorn, or Rama X, who became king following the death of his father, Bhumipol Adulyadej, Rama IX, on October 13, 2016. The BBC Thai biography was candid and highlighted Vajiralongkorn's...

... University Religious Doctrines in the Maha¯bha¯rata. By NICHOLAS SUTTON. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 2000. xxii, 477 pp. $29.95 (cloth); $19.95 (paper). This book addresses the subject of the variety of religious doctrines in the Sanskrit Maha¯bha¯rata. It provides readers with a valuable guide...

...David K. Wyatt History of Laos . By Maha Sila Viravong . Translated from the Laotian by the U.S. Joint Publications Research Service. New York : Paragon Book Reprint Corp. , 1964 . 147 . $8.50. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1965 1965 702 JOURNAL OF ASIAN...

... York The Sanskrit Hero: Karn.a in Epic Maha¯bha¯rata. By KEVIN MCGRATH. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2004. xii, 260 pp. $87.00 (cloth). In the epic Maha¯bha¯rata, Karn. a knows that he is on the losing side of the battle; nevertheless, he enters the battle whole-heartedly. His situation is perhaps like...

... literature). 1981 – 1990 . 14 vols. Northeastern Teachers Colleges and Khorn Kaen University, led by Maha Sarakham Teachers College. Maha Sarakham: Maha Sarakham Teachers College. Barrows Rev . Henry John , ed. 1893 . The World's Parliament of Religions . Vol. 1 . Chicago : Parliament...

... AND TEMPLES WITH A DECLARED ANNUAL CASH INCOME OF Rs. 10,000 AND MORE, 1962-63* 1. Srlpadasthanaya (Adam's Peak) 2. Ko|avenigama Raja Maha Viharaya 3. Kirialla Nadun Viharaya 4. Sri Dalada Maligava (Temple of the Tooth) 5. Tissamaharama Viharaya 6. Rajopavanaramaya, Peradeniya 7. Kajani Raja Maha Viharaya 8...

... generations. SIGRID BURTON New York The Sanskrit Hero: Karn.a in Epic Maha¯bha¯rata. By KEVIN MCGRATH. Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2004. xii, 260 pp. $87.00 (cloth). In the epic Maha¯bha¯rata, Karn. a knows that he is on the losing side of the battle; nevertheless, he enters the battle whole-heartedly. His...

...Allen D. Kerr Vachnanoukrom Pahsah Lao: A Laotian Dictionary . Compiled and Edited by Maha Sila Viravongs , Secretary of the Laotian Literary Committee. Vientiane : Ministère de l'Education Nationale , 1961 , ix, 281 . 150 kip (Approximately $2.00) (Paper). Copyright ©...

... kept its faith in democratic principles and held to the basic idea of the rule of law. CECIL HOBBS Library of Congress History of Laos. By MAHA SILA VIRAVONG. Translated from the Laotian by the U.S. Joint Publications Research Service. New York: Paragon Book Reprint Corp., 1964. 147. $8.50. Reviews...

... comprising 42,149acres). Tun Than , Hkit-haùng myan-ma ya-zawin [Ancient Burmese history] ( Rangoon : Maha-dagon Press , 1964 ), pp. 179 –81. This source is cited in Thwin Michael Aung , “The Nature of State and Society in Pagan: An Institutional History of Twelfth and Thirteenth...

..., for as a first attempt to apply Hjelmslev's theory on a little-known Philippine language, this book deserves more attention. CECILIO LOPEZ University of the Philippines Vachnanoukrom Pahsah Lao: A Laotian Dictionary. Compiled and Edited by MAHA SILA VIRAVONGS, Secretary of the Laotian Literary Committee...

... reprints, 5) "Originally published by the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Leningrad, 1937, as Volume XXIX of the Bibliotheca Buddhica." SARKAR, SHIB SANKAR. Lamaism its place in Ti- Bibliography and Reference betan Buddhism. Maha bodhi 68 (1960), 15-17. SUJIVA, SAMANERA. Some light upon Tibetan CHAUDHURI...

...). The Chisht ¯ Su s in British India, Nu¯ r Muhammad Maha¯rv¯ and his major khal¯ fas, worked as teachers, judges, animal breeders, and agriculturalists. Muhammad ÛA¯ qil (d. 1811) Maha¯rvs major khal ¯fa worked as a qaz though he was discouraged by the negative impact of his judgments on those who lost...