1. Introduction / by Trevor Ling -- 2. Sangha reforms and renewal of Sasana in Myanmar : historical trends and contemporary practice / by Tin Maung Maung Than -- 3. Re-interpreting the Traiphuum phra ruang : political functions of Buddhist symboliosm in contemporary Thailand / by Peter A. Jackson -- 4. Buddhism, political authority, and legitimacy in Thailand and Cambodia / by Somboon Susamran -- 5. Singapore, Buddhist development in a secular state / by Trevor Ling