Chap. 1: A Conservative Society
We must not suppose that Buddhism guides Khmers in their material lives....Buddhism known as the Lesser Vehicle or Theravada has not succeeded in supplanting the spirits: like the other traditional traits, they impregnate the Khmers' whole life.
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The practice of Buddhism does not imply many demands....individuals do as they wish.... To define oneself as a Khmer by the fact of being a Buddhist, as some leaders presently do... Many other peoples in Asia practice Theravada--Laotians, Thais, Burmese, Ceylonese--yet they could not therefore be considered Khmers.
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