ABSTRACT
By the mid-1980s, the Wat Phra Dhammakaya and Santi Asoke movements had gained a high profile in Thai society. The former sent teams of white clothed members, predominantly students, into the housing estates to collect donations and recruit members. Santi Asoke were under investigation by the Sakgha but had also attracted the attention of the populace with their rigorous practice and association with Chamlong, the then governor of Bangkok. Scholars thus began to investigate both movements at that stage, and published work soon followed. This review examines what I consider to be important texts on these movements.
