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Feet of clay
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 19/08/2019
» Late last month, many Buddhist followers in Thailand were delighted with the news that four phra farang, or Western monks, were granted samanasak or honorary ecclesiastical titles by HM the King.
The man with a thousand faces
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 27/03/2017
» Reports of Phra Dhammajayo having been stripped of his monastic title of "Phra Thepyan Mahamuni" early this month and the possibility that he might be disrobed have brought joy to many Buddhists. His doomed fall from grace is the result of his repeated failure to answer charges on money laundering, receiving stolen assets and forest encroachment that have been filed against him.
Understanding a holy scandal
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 08/03/2013
» No news is good news. The saying is true especially when we are encountering a series of unpleasant accounts. And for me, a scandalous story surrounding monks is what I don't wish to hear at all.