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Thai New Year Holiday Prompts Renewed Appeal to Stop Buddhist Life-Release Practice

Justin Whitaker 16 April 2024

Life-release practices are common in many Buddhist traditions, but rising environmental concerns have led many to abandon or change their merit-making practices.

Buddhist Temple in Thailand Left Empty After Monks Test Positive for Drugs

Justin Whitaker 1 December 2022

The four monks were caught with methamphetamine in their system as officials crack down on illegal drugs in the country

The Buddha’s Dilemma: Introducing Amitabha’s Teaching of Deliverance Through His Name

Alan Kwan 26 November 2019

Making sense of the different teachings of the Buddha

Government officials pay their respects to a portrait of King Vajiralongkorn. From nationmultimedia.com

Thailand Celebrates Start of Buddhist Rains Retreat and King’s Birthday

BD Dipananda 3 August 2018

People throughout the country engage in…

Meritorious Gifts at Tibetan Buddhist Centers in France: Some Paradoxes

Cécile Campergue 21 April 2017

Buddhism has become an established part of the Western religious landscape, although as recently as the 20th century it was difficult for many people to imagine

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Thai New Year Holiday Prompts Renewed Appeal to Stop Buddhist Life-Release Practice

Buddhist Temple in Thailand Left Empty After Monks Test Positive for Drugs

The Buddha’s Dilemma: Introducing Amitabha’s Teaching of Deliverance Through His Name

Thailand Celebrates Start of Buddhist Rains Retreat and King’s Birthday

Meritorious Gifts at Tibetan Buddhist Centers in France: Some Paradoxes