<p>Michael and Matt Reeder sit down with Professor Tom Borchert to chat about his research on Thailand, Buddhism, and the education of buddhist monks. Tom's first book, "Educating Monks: Minority Buddhism on China’s Southwest Border," was published in 2017 and is available from the University of Hawai’i Press.</p>

Michael and Matt Reeder sit down with Professor Tom Borchert to chat about his research on Thailand, Buddhism, and the education of buddhist monks. Tom's first book, "Educating Monks: Minority Buddhism on China’s Southwest Border," was published in 2017 and is available from the University of Hawai’i Press.

Episode 19: Tom Borchert, Professor, Department of Religion, University of Vermont

From the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University, the Gatty Rewind Podcast features interviews and conversations with scholars and researchers working in and around Southeast Asia, all of whom have been invited to give a Gatty Lecture at Cornell University. Conversations cover the history, politics, economics, literature, art, and cultures of the region. Interviews are hosted by graduate students at Cornell University, and podcast topics cover the many nations and peoples of Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Burma, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and Timor-Leste. For more information on the Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University, visit seap.einaudi.cornell.edu. Music provided by 14 Strings and the Cornell Gamelan Ensemble.

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