| | Thai Time, Anthony Diller, Publications, Faculty of Asian Studies, ANU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | Sukhothai inscriptions of 650 years ago relate to this 5000-year time period, containing predictions of progresive upheaval and ultimately deterioration as we progress along the time line—a process of ‘Buddhist entropy’ in which 1957 marked an important half-way point. |
 | | It was celebrated by the then Prime Minister Phibul Songkhram’s construction of Phutthamonthon, an enormous Buddhist compound outside of Bangkok which now attracts tourists. |
 | | In traditional usage within the Thai cultural milieu, there were different means determining which years were to have extra months [athikama:t] and extra days [athikawa:n], rendering the dating of traditional sources a complex task. |
| www.anu.edu.au /asianstudies/thai_time.html (8204 words) |