Thomas,

They belong to the agricultural Goyigama caste. There are also sub-castes, etc.

Piya

thomaslaw03 wrote:

> --- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, libris <libris@...> wrote:
> >
> > However, peculiarly, orders from the caste-based Siam Nikaya (the
> most money-minded with much property) do not ordain or are unlikely to
> ordain members of other caste who would either join the Amarapura or
> Rama~n~na. >
>
> Dear Piya,
>
> This is very interesting! Could you tell us to what caste the Siam
> Nikaya belong?
>
> Thomas Law
>
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