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109-year-old Thai Buddhist Monk Luang Pho Yai Dies

Justin Whitaker 8 April 2022

The Thai monk had received great notoriety thanks to social media, but this in turn spurred a number of false claims about his identity

First Buddhist Primary School Opens in Uganda

Craig C Lewis 4 April 2022

The Uganda Buddhist Centre, led by the first Ugandan-born Buddhist monk Venerable Bhante Bhikku Ugandawe Buddharakkitha, has announced the official opening of the nation’s first

Esteemed Thai Buddhist Monk Somdet Phra Wannarat Dies Aged 85

Craig C Lewis 25 March 2022

The senior Thai monk Venerable Somdet Phra Wannarat, the abbot of Wat Bowonniwet Vihara, a 19th century royal Buddhist monastery in Bangkok, acting patriarch of

Malaysian Cave Monastery Faces Destruction as Quarry Encroaches

Justin Whitaker 4 February 2022

Forest monks in Malaysia hope to continue their tradition of ecological stewardship in cave temples

Hundreds of Buddhist Monks Flee Temples in Eastern Myanmar as Violence Escalates

Craig C Lewis 17 January 2022

Hundreds of Buddhist monks fled two major towns in eastern Myanmar on Sunday military troops clashed with armed rebels who oppose the military coup.

Thai Buddhist Monk Inspires with 1,500-Kilometer Barefoot Pilgrimage

Craig C Lewis 12 January 2022

Local residents flocked to greet and be blessed by Luang Ta Bun Chuen, as the Buddhist monk neared the end of a 1,500-kilometer dhammayatra across Thailand.