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Govt mulls calls for abbot's defrocking
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/02/2015
» The government will consider calls by the National Reform Council (NRC) to defrock Phra Dhammachayo, abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Thursday.
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Temple asked to reroute march
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/01/2015
» The Sangha Supreme Council of Thailand has agreed to negotiate with the Dhammakaya Temple to reorganise the next pilgrimage march destined for Bangkok after yesterday's event caused complaints about heavy traffic.
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The fine line between 'right' and 'self-righteous'
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 06/02/2015
» Religion is a sensitive topic and needs to be approached with extra care, so much so that people sometimes avoid talking about it altogether.
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Tourism is up in the air
News, Published on 06/12/2014
» Myanmar authorities are getting a little nervous these days about drones. Even holidaymakers who want to get aerial photographs of the attractive surroundings in Kengtung from Chiang Rai are in for a big disappointment.
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Keep Suan Mokh free from politics
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 05/11/2014
» Like many people in my generation, Suan Mokh forest monastery in Surat Thani province holds a special place in my heart. It's why I feel uneasy with recent developments there.
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The morality of merit-making
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 05/09/2014
» Everyone has the right to believe in what they choose to believe in, and should have the freedom to express it. Regardless of how unreasonable those beliefs might sound, we should respect everyone's rights to have them.
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Making money over merit
Spectrum, Nattha Thepbamrung, Published on 17/08/2014
» Since it came out with its esoteric teachings on Buddhism in 1970, the secretive Dhammakaya temple and its adherents have been rumoured to be involved in illegal actions which are at odds with the traditional monkhood.
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Ousting one monk won't save the clergy
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 20/08/2014
» With reform being the mantra of the moment, it was no surprise when the military junta finally cast its stern eye onto a clergy that is plagued by corruption and wayward monks.
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Monks nabbed smuggling migrants
Online Reporters, Published on 22/04/2014
» Tak immigration police have arrested two monks reportedly from the controversial Wat Phra Dhammakaya sect for allegedly smuggling 30 illegal immigrants into Thailand.
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Dissent over monks' robes
News, Published on 21/02/2014
» Given the national consensus that top-down control is the primary cause of injustice and disparity, one would expect the closed Buddhist autocracy to consider opening up to keep up with change.
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